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Marker No: 5167

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

​State Antiquities Landmark

Marker Text: ​A leading national meatpacking firm by the 1880s, Swift & Co. adopted a practice of opening branch plants nearer the source of supply. Attracted to Texas by the State's vast livestock herds, the Company chose this site for a new operation as a result of efforts by the Fort Worth Stock Yards Company. The plant opened in 1903 and soon had a dramatic impact on the economy of the City and the State. It also spawned several support businesses, including a railway company and publishing firm. The Swift plant remained in operation until 1971. (1986) 

Geographic: 32.788948, -97.344391

Location: 500 block of East Exchange Street, Fort Worth