Fort Worth Herd

... self.  Beside the tracks stand the relics of the former meat packing plants that had once been so important. The Fort Worth longhorn herd resides in the stockade now, waiting amiably for the twice daily 'rampage' through town. It is ...

... the trail drives started.  Fort Worth was located in the middle of the Chisolm Trail, which linked San Antonio (Texas), Fort Worth (Texas), Oklahoma ending in Abilene (Kansas).  Fort Worth was the last area of civilisation before the 400 mile ...

... . Once we drove past the city and into the other side of town, we found our wonderland. A full town of saloons, called the Fort Worth Stockyards. We parked the car and got out with full smiles ear to ear. It was awesome. Kyle and Bridie would be ...

So we took our LAST EVER GREYHOUND from Austin to Fort Worth, where we were staying in the Stockyards (basically, real cowboy land). It was made immediately evident that cowboys do still exist, because even the law office across the street had a Western ...

... significant people and events of Fort Worth's past.  To this day, they re-enact cattle drives as the Fort Worth longhorn herd makes its way down Exchange Street.  Cowboys and cowgirls drove the longhorn down the street.  Stockyard ...