Hillbilly Deadtime Stories Ep 48 Miss Molly's Bed & Breakfast

The cattle industry was the staple of the economy in many southwest towns in the 1800s
Fort Worth, Texas was one of these towns
When the railroad came through at the turn of the century, it changed everything
Life was now much easier for the cowboys, for they no longer had to drive herds of cattle to the marketplace
Fort Worth started to grow
Eventually ending up with 37 saloons, 17 Blacksmiths, 24 wagon yards, 7 barbers and 6 hide shops.
There was plenty of lodging as well.
One of these hotels was built a block west of the old Fort Worth Stockyards in 1910
111 years later, Miss Molly’s Bed & Breakfast is the subject of this episode…