This free museum offers the most diverse and extensive collection of American art in Fort Worth and includes collections featuring the Plains Indians.ģ501 Camp Bowie Boulevard | Fort Worth, Texas 76107Ĭome see the Parker Cabin, which is the cabin Cynthia Ann Parker and her daughter, Topsannah were brought to when they were forcibly taken from their Comanche tribe in 1860 by the Rangers.
Stockyards National Historic District | Fort Worth, Texas 76164 Cultural District Quanah, Cynthia Ann and Peta Nocona, Cynthia Ann's husband are all honored. Located in the Historic Stockyards, the Texas Trail of Fame holds stars to honor the contributions individuals made to our Western ways of life. One of the finest small museums in Texas, the Stockyards Museum located in the historic Livestock Exchange building in the Fort Worth Stockyards has a number of Comanche artifacts on display in the Quanah Parker Exhibit.ġ31 E Exchange Avenue # 113 | Fort Worth, Texas 76164 Exchange Avenue | Fort Worth, Texas 76164 A memorial was built in his honor, located beside the Fort Worth Visitor Center on Exchange Avenue.ġ30 E. Quanah was a frequent visitor to the Fort Worth Stockyards. There is a historical display with images of Quanah.ġ21 East Exchange Avenue | Fort Worth, Texas 76164 In 1909, Quanah Parker and 36 Comanche braves participated in the first-ever indoor rodeo, the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show at Cowtown Coliseum, now called the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show. Visit more info.ģ09 Main Street | Sundance Square | Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Stockyards National Historic District In conjunction with the Fort Worth Central Library, the Sid Richardson Museum will present special reenactments of Cynthia Ann Parker with Q&A session to follow at the Library. This free museum has important collections featuring the Plains Indians. Sid Richardson Museum and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art The Hotel is no longer standing but was near the location of the Chisholm Trail Mural.ġ15 W. It was never determined which of the two chiefs didn't extinguish the lamp properly. A gas lamp in the Chief's room was not extinguished properly and resulted in death for Yellow Bear. In 1885, Quanah Parker and another Comanche Chief named Yellow Bear were sharing a room while visiting Fort Worth. Main Street | 8th Street | Fort Worth, Texas 76102 See the Marker detailing Cynthia Ann Parker's abduction from her family compound at Fort Parker during a Comanche raid. Take a walk through downtown and discover the people and events that shaped Fort Worth's rich history. It is currently located on Main Street in Downtown Sundance Square Fort Worth.ĥ00 Main Street | Fort Worth, Texas 76102 The Burke Burnett Building was built in 1914 and restored in 1980. Burke was a rancher and leased land from some of the Indian reservations, Quanah's land in the Comanche Nation being among them. Sundance Squareīurke Burnett Building on Main - present-day Worthington Bankīurke Burnett and Quanah Parker were very close friends. The Comanches were the most feared of these Indians.Take a look below at the many Native American and Comanche related sites of interest available in Fort Worth. Army established Fort Worth because of the settler concerns about the threat posed by the many Indians tribes in Texas. The Comanches, known as the "Lords of the Plains", were regarded as perhaps the most dangerous Indians Tribes in the frontier era. Perhaps, the story of Cynthia Ann and Quanah Parker is one of the best known frontier tales in American history. Fort Worth is rich in Western history and colorful heritage.