Historical Marker

Cattle Brands

Historical marker location:
East Exchange St., Fort Worth, Texas
( East Exchange St., Stockyards, Fort Worth)
Marker installed: 1966

Proof of ownership since 600 B.C.; in Texas since 1821. Registered in counties and burned on hides of cattle. Every owner has individual brand. In Texas these aggregate several thousand.

History of Texas is displayed here in brands of leaders: patriots, soldiers, bankers, rangers, industrialists.

(1966).