This red sandstone and red granite monument has a rusticated and carved sandstone base surmounted by a cluster of granite columns supporting a bronze bust under a Gothic-arched hood. The base carving is delightful, depicting the Texas Spring Palace, gargoyles and abstract floral motifs. The original marble bust was replaced with a bronze casting by … Read more
Erected by the Mary Isham Keith Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, this bas-relief plaque mounted on a granite boulder was ,iaced to commemorate the founding of Camp Worth on {his site in 1849. In fact, the exact location of Camp Worth i.as been the subject of considerable debate, and the marker might … Read more
The D.A.R. Monument consists of a road building tool used by Fort Worth pioneer Louis Wetmore. Wetmore was a veteran of the Mexican War and served under Major Ripley Arnold. Also a Confederate soldier, Wetmore was killed in the Civil War. A disc-shaped chunk of aggregate rock with a hole near the center, the tool … Read more
Commissioned by Amon Carter, Sr., the statue of Will Rogers on his horse, Soapsuds, was completed in 1941- 42 by Electra Waggoner (Mrs. John Biggs). Facing west, the equestrian statue was unveiled by General Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 4, 194 7. On a low stone base, the statue graces the square in front of … Read more
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