As early as 1867, Fort Worth held promise as an ideal stockyards.
It was not until the nation\'s two largest meatpacking giants, Armour and Swift, bought into the local market in 1902, however, that the stockyards.
The first Stockyards opened in 1889.
By 1876, local businessmen urged railroad development, and the establishment of local packing facilities and animal pens followed in the 1880s.
Making their way to northern markets, cattle passed through the city on what became the Chisholm Trail.
As early as 1867, Fort Worth held promise as an ideal stockyards