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Armour and Company |
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500 block E. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 47' 20.234472",
-97° 20' 39.817032"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
In 1901, local business leaders G. W. Simpson and L. V. Niles began negotiating with Armour & Co. one of the nation' four largest meatpacking firms, to encourage establishment of a branch plant in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Stock Yards Co. offered land and other incentives and by 1902, construction of a plant just north of this site was underway. The new operation was instrumental in the city's development as the livestock center of the Southwest, creating a number of support businesses. It remained in operation for over 50 years, closing in 1962. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Armour and Company Historical Marker Location Map, Fort Worth, Texas
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