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Armour and Company

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500 block E. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 47' 20.234472", -97° 20' 39.817032"
 
    Texas State
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     In 1901, local business leaders G. W. Simpson and L. V. Niles began negotiating with Armour & Co. one of the nation' four largest meatpacking firms, to encourage establishment of a branch plant in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Stock Yards Co. offered land and other incentives and by 1902, construction of a plant just north of this site was underway. The new operation was instrumental in the city's development as the livestock center of the Southwest, creating a number of support businesses. It remained in operation for over 50 years, closing in 1962. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Armour and Company Historical Marker Location Map, Fort Worth, Texas