Fort Worth, Texas, is home to the legendary cowboy boot maker Justin Boots. H. J. "Daddy Joe" Justin (1859 - 1918) was one of the best known early cowboy boot makers. In 1879, Daddy Joe moved from Lafayette, Indiana, where he had been a boot repairman and started his company in Spanish Fort, Texas. He would measure the cowboys' feet for custom boots as they drove their cattle north and would have the boots ready for them on their return trip after they had sold the cattle and had the money to pay for the boots. Justin was one of the first companies to use decorative stitching to stiffen the leather, prevent it from folding around the ankles. In 1887, when the railroad line was built through Nocona, Texas, Daddy Joe moved the company there because it was easier to ship boots from a town on the railroad line. In 1925, the company moved to Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth Stockyards National Day of the American Cowboy 2015
Come celebrate the history and heritage of the American Cowboy at the National Day of The American Cowboy (NDAC). Voted best cowboy tribute event in the nation by American Cowboy Magazine, NDAC gives families and the general public the opportunity to experience and appreciate the role cowboys and cowgirls of all ethnicities have played and continue to play in everyday life.
Free activities and contests include watermelon eating, seed-spitting, cow chip throwing and buckaroo coloring among others. There will also be a cowboy celebration parade, Cowboy karaoke and gunfight shows.
Schedule of Events: 10:00 World Championship Hay Stacking Contest 3 man teams compete for $400.00 cash 10:00- 4:00 Bill Picket Pictorial Exhibit– FREE Learn about the life of the famous Bill Picket 10:00-4:00 Cow Milking Contest – FREE Milk the cow the fastest and win a prize! 10:30- 12:30 Chuck Wagon …Tarrant County is Named for Brigadier General Edward H. Tarrant
Tarrant County is named for Brigadier General Edward H. Tarrant, who made a name for himself defending the Republic of Texas and the State of Texas from hostile Indians. He was born in South Carolina in 1799.
He first saw action as a young man in the War of 1812, including the Battle of New Orleans. After the war, he moved to Tennessee and was elected a colonel of the Tennessee state militia. By the early 1830s, he had he moved to Texas and established a ranch in Red River County. He was elected to represent Red River County in the House of Representatives of the Second Texan Congress, but resigned after deciding he could better serve the Republic by fighting Indians.
He practiced law, farmed, and led a northeast Texas militia unit called the Fourth Brigade. His Indian-fighting career culminated in the battle of Village Creek in May 1841. When he died in 1858, he was one o…
Texas Size Joke
A woman in New York told a friend that she was going to Texas on her vacation. Her friend asked her why on earth she wanted to go to Texas?
She said, "I've always wanted to eat some really good Mexican food, and I figure that's the best place to get it. I've always wanted to learn how to two step, and Texas is the home of the two step. And I've always wanted to make love to a good ol boy cowboy type. I figure I can find one there for sure.
After her vacation and when she had returned to work her friend asked her how her vacation in Texas went.
"Did you find your Mexican food?" She said, "We were in San Antonio and found a place on the Riverwalk with the best Tex Mex food I have ever even imagined."
Her friend asked, "Did you get to two step?" She replied, "In the Fort Worth Stockyards, at Billy Bob'…