Fort Worth Stock Yards, Texas

For the drovers heading the cattle up the Chisholm trail to the railheads, Fort Worth was the last major stop for rest and supplies. Beyond Fort Worth they would have to deal with crossing the Red River into Indian Territory.

Between 1866 and 1890 more than four million head of cattle were trailed through Fort Worth, which was soon known as “Cowtown.” Cowtown soon had its own disreputable entertainment district several blocks south of the Courthouse area known all over the West as “Hell’s Half Acre”.

Leddy's: M.L. Leddy may not have had aspirations of an international reputation when he left his family cotton farm in 1918; and he probably did not envision icon status when four years later he purchased the saddle and boot shop where he had been working in the small west Texas town of Brady. However, with self taught talent and the help of his brothers, M.L. achieved all of that and more. Since 1922 they have provided “made by hand” products for discriminating customers all over the world. They offer custom handmade boots, saddles, clothing, belts, buckles and much more.

Chaps

all kinds of boots

belt buckles under glass

The man on the right is real...he wouldn't leave

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Onto the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame

Nice wood sculpture in vestibule, made in pieces, not solid wood

Freight Wagon (ca. 1910)

Haberdasher's Wagon (ca. 1700's)

Welsh Hearse (ca. 1650)

Cutter Sleigh (ca. 1813)

Milk Delivery Wagon (ca. 1920)

Longhorn Cattle drive down Main St.

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Indoor rodeo arena

Street gunfight re-enactment

Stockyard Saloon; 2409 N Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76164; (817) 624-3811

Saddles for bar stool seats

See the row of Chickens in the Rotisserie?

Lorraine, he sends his regards...