Historical MarkerFort Worth Zoological Park
Fort Worth · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1983 · THC Atlas #5439002036
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Marker Inscription
The oldest continuous Zoo site in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoological Park has provided its visitors with many recreational and educational opportunities since 1909. The first Zoo in Fort Worth was a small menagerie then located in an old City Park and operated by the newly established Park Board. After a 1909 flood destroyed the animal collection, George Vinnedge, the city's first Park Superintendent, chose this site for a new Zoo. Over the years, the Zoo has experience a steady growth in facilities and additions to its collection, largely due to community support and concern. (1983)
About this site
Fort Worth Zoological Park is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7220, -97.3597 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Westbrook Estate (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Roy A. and Glady's Westbrook House, Texas Log Cabins, and Log Cabin Village.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439002036. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
