Swift & Company

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.

Swift & Company is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 354 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 458 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7888, -97.3440 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas & Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 610 (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Armour & Company, Niles City, and Quanah Parker.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439005167. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.