Historical Marker

Fort Worth Stock Yards Entrance

Historical marker location:
100 block E. Exchange St., Fort Worth, Texas
( 100 block of E. Exchange St., Fort Worth (2 markers on portal columns on either side of street))
Marker installed: 1985

Spanning Exchange Avenue, this gateway to the Fort Worth Stock Yard was completed in 1910. Constructed by the Topeka Bridge & Land Co. for the Fort Worth Stock Yards Co., it was a significant feat of concrete work for that era. The columns are 22 feet high and 13 feet in circumference. The sign is 36 feet long and 4 feet high. The entrance is a significant landmark in this historic area of Fort Worth.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1985.