On June 3rd Lane and I and Anna B. went to downtown Fort Worth to the Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District. In 1876 the railroad had arrived in Fort Worth, and stockyards soon were in place to begin supplying beef to the nation. By 1907 the stock yards sold a million cattle per year, and Fort Worth remained an important part of the cattle industry 'till the 1950's. Volunteers still drive cattle down the main street each day as part of the tourist draw to the historic district. We went there specifically to see the cattle drive, as well as the various stores and buildings, and have a fine meal.
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| Lane found Elsie. |
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| And I found John Wayne again. |
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| A couple of scary looking Texas criminals there, |
For dinner we ate at The Cattlemen's Steak House. It was good, but very expensive.
"You can't explore it if you haven't ever been there."
Brian Hallman
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