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Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District - FREE Guided Walking Tour
Quanah Parker Statue - Hyatt Place Hotel , 132 East Exchange Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, USFort Worth Stockyards Historic District - FREE Guided Walking Tour
Saturday, March 1 - 9:30 am. All are welcome.
Meeting Point: At the Quanah Parker statue in front of the Hyatt Place Hotel (132 East Exchange Avenue - Fort Worth).Let's explore the Fort Worth National Stockyards National Historic District, a quintessential Texas history and culture destination with museums, shopping, dining and entertainment.
Fort Worth, Texas is "where the West begins".The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district that is located in Fort Worth, Texas, north of the central business district. A 98-acre (40 ha) portion encompassing much of the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District in 1976. It holds a former livestock market which operated under various owners from 1866.
Step into the West. Fort Worth is where the West begins, and nothing embodies Western heritage better than the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. From the original brick walkways to the wooden corrals, every inch of the Stockyards tells the true history of Texas’s famous livestock industry.
Come and explore 41 bars & restaurants, 50 shops and over 17 must-see attractions, all surrounded by the rich history of the Fort Worth stockyards. From the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive and historic tours to live music and more, get ready to experience an authentic glimpse of the American West that can only be found here.Fort Worth Stockyards - Web Links
https://www.fortworthstockyards.org/
https://www.facebook.com/FWSBA/
https://www.instagram.com/fortworthstockyards/
https://fortworthstockyards.com/
https://www.facebook.com/stockyardsstation
https://www.instagram.com/stockyardsstation/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Worth_Stockyards
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g55857-d108354-Reviews-Fort_Worth_Stockyards_National_Historic_District-Fort_Worth_Texas.html***
Event Details ...
Cost: FREE for the tour! Optional lunch after at your own expense.
Parking: Many options (mostly paid) throughout the area. Please arrive in the area several minutes early so that you have time to find parking and walk to our meeting point.
Before the Event: Socializing and icebreakers from 9:30 - 9:40 am.
Meeting Point: At the Quanah Parker statue in front of the Hyatt Place Hotel (132 East Exchange Avenue - Fort Worth). Look for your host Robert (wearing a fedora-style hat) and a group of friendly people. We’ll depart on our walking tour at approximately 9:40 am.
Late Arrivals: We’ll be at Quanah Parker statue for several minutes, until approximately 9:40 am, before departing. Then our next stops will be inside the Fort Worth Stockyards Station (140 East Exchange Avenue), in front of the Swift & Company Office Building (600 East Exchange Avenue) and then to the Fort Worth Livestock Exchange (131 East Exchange Avenue).
Icebreaker Introductions: We should have a good-sized group so instead of everyone introducing themselves to the group we will get to know each other by distributing blank stickers and colored markers and we’ll ask everyone to write down on their sticker: 1). first name. 2). favorite food. 3). dream vacation. Example: “Michele - Strawberries -
Kenya” or “Robert - Chocolate - Japan”.
Ending Point: The Quanah Parker statue.
We'll time our walk to finish shortly before the 11:30 am cattle drive https://fortworthstockyards.com/the-herd/
and the 11:45 am gunfight show
https://fortworthstockyards.com/events/old-west-gunfight-shows/After the Event: Optional/potential lunch in the Stockyards?
What Are These Tours Like?
YouTube Preview Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eh3Fpt_HIMAdditional Questions: Anything that can't be answered by the event description, Google, or common sense, please let us know.
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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.
Texas History & Culture / DFW Urban Explorers
A non-profit community organization.
Experience the history and culture of Texas - and the world!
Meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/DallasFortWorthHistoryAndCulture/
https://www.meetup.com/DFWUrbanExplorers/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TexasHistoryAndCulture/
Eventbrite:
https://TexasHistoryAndCulture.eventbrite.com
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TexasHistoryAndCulture/videosWe look forward to seeing you - thanks!
Robert Kelleman
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/52 attendees
Love History, Culture, Walking, and Meeting People and/or Connect on LinkedIn?
Location not specified yetLove History, Culture, Walking, and Meeting People
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Connect on LinkedIn?Hello and thanks for being a part of our DFW Urban Explorers / Texas History & Culture Meetup. Since our founding in May of 2022, we’ve hosted over 100 great events, both online and in-person.
Thanks for your amazing support!YouTube - Texas History & Culture …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eh3Fpt_HIMIn an effort to offer more events, and to offer more different types of events, we wanted to reach out to our members to see if any of you would be interested in either co-hosting or hosting a Meetup event with us.
It’s really easy to do (we have a template to use), no experience is necessary, we will help with whatever is needed, you can put in on your resume, and you meet a lot of interesting people.Hosting a Meetup could be something as simple as …
- Leading a walk through a favorite place or a historic neighborhood (it can just be a walk not a tour).
- Attending a docent tour or lecture at a museum such as the Dallas Museum of Art, Kimbell Art Museum, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, etc.
- Visiting a restaurant, food tasting, performing arts venue, book discussion, film screening, art gallery, or special event.
- Anything similar - your ideas.
- Or perhaps you have a friend that is a museum docent, historical site volunteer, re-enactor, author, teacher, artist or related that would be interested in meeting up with our group?
- Or if you already host Meetup events elsewhere perhaps we could collaborate?Most of the events we host are free, or low-cost, but we're open to new ideas.
If you or anyone know is interested in being part of our Texas History & Culture organization please let me know.
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Also, are you on LinkedIn?
Many people ask me what I do professionally outside of Meetup.
I’m in the business world - the Chief Financial Officer for a company here in the DFW – and periodically teach history courses.
If you’re on LinkedIn let’s connect:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/Thanks!
Robert Kelleman
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)12 attendees
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