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As early as 1867, Fort Worth held promise as an ideal stockyards. Making their way to northern markets, cattle passed through the city on what became the Chisholm Trail. By 1876, local businessmen urged railroad development, and the establishment of local packing facilities and animal pens followed in the 1880s. The first stockyards opened in 1889. It was not until the nation's two largest meatpacking giants, Armour and Swift, bought into the local...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738558605
ISBN13:9780738558608
Release Date:January 2009
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:127 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"
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