Stockyards National Historic District
Frontier Forts Days
The Frontier Forts Days provides an exciting and historic look at frontier life in Texas. Learn about the many forts along the Texas Forts Trail and elsewhere in Texas, and experience the sights and sounds of this important era. Events also include Quanah Parker Comanche Exhibition, cavalry competitions and the Ceremony of 8,000 Sacred Drums.
Explore the early days of the Texas Frontier by
attending the Frontier Forts Days and Native American
gathering! Historic enactors, musicians, cavalry,
"Buffalo Soldiers", Native American tribal communities,
and more bring the days of the Texas frontier to life in
this exciting and magical event in the heart of the Fort
Worth Stockyards! Fort Concho, Fort Richardson, Fort
Sam Houston, Fort Davis, Fort Stockton, Fort Worth,
and tribal communities from across the Americas
gather for this annual celebration to bring history to life.
Frontier Fort Days - Imagine Note
Location: Fort Worth Stockyards
Date: May 9, 2008
Grades: 3rd -7th
TEKS: SOCIAL STUDIES--history and historical
figures, customs, culture, concepts of time and
chronology, maps, government ELA-comprehension,