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Listed below are blacksmith shops, city parks, museums, etc., in the North Texas area. These locations fall into one or more of these categories:

Most of these locations have been, or soon will be, the site of one of the NTBA monthly meetings. The meetings are usually held on the second Saturday of each month. Due to the Christmas holiday season, a meeting is not held in December.

Fort Worth Metro  -   DFW Mid-Cities  -   Dallas Metro  -   Outside of DFW


Fort Worth Metro  
Name - Description
Address - Phone - Directions
Log Cabin Village Fort Worth
2100 Log Cabin Village Lane (MAP) Fort Worth, TX 76109. From I-30 exit at University, go south approximately 1/2 mile, turn right on Log Cabin Village Lane.
 
Fort Worth Zoo Fort Worth
1989 Colonial Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76110
 
Stockyard Station Fort Worth
130 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76106
 The Masters Forge, Newark The Masters Forge (Chuck Stone's Shop) in Newark, stoneplace.org, 817/489-3580
or 817/489-KIDS, mastersforge@prodigy.net. Newark is located approximately 20
miles northwest of Ft Worth. From the intersection of I35W and Loop 820
North/West take I35W towards Denton, then take 287 towards Decatur,
in about 5 miles take Hwy 718 to Newark (there is a Texaco at the stop sign,
go West on Hwy 718), in about 5-6 miles there will be a Fina station and a
four-waystop sign, continue west on Hwy 718 for another couple of miles.
Look for the Newark Feed Store on the right, then take the next left (Co.Rd. 4850)
go overthe tracks and veer to the right, in about 1/4 mile turn left to
The Masters Forge.

DFW Mid-Cities  
Name - Description Address - Phone - Directions
 
Grapevine Heritage Center Grapevine
701 S. Main, Grapevine, TX, (817) 329-5297. The shop is on the north side of the Tarantula Train Station, just south of downtown Grapevine.
 Mansfield 115 Depot Street in old downtown Mansfield (Next to Mansfield Feed Store) Special Feature: one-of-a-kind "smithing pit" with observation area above that will accommodate 30 spectators. Visitors always welcome!

Dallas Metro  
Name - Description Address - Phone - Directions
Southern Methodist University (SMU) Dallas
SMU is in loacted near Central Expressway/Hwy.75 on Hillcrest between Daniel and Mockingbird, (214) 768-2000. Meeting building is the Owen Art Center, Art Studio Dept.
 
Dallas Heritage Village

(Formerly Old City Park)

Dallas
Dallas Heritage Village is located just south of downtown Dallas near I-30, at 1717 Gano, (214) 451-5151. From the west, exit I-30 at Downtown/Central, go south one block on Harwood to Gano. From the east, exit I-30 at Ervay, go south one block on St. Paul to Gano. The blacksmith shop is near the northwest side of the park.
 
Heritage Farmstead
museum@airmail.net
Virgil Vines (NTBA)
Plano
1900 W. 15th Street (MAP), (corner of 15th and Pitman) Plano, TX 75025. 972-424-7874 or (972) 881-0140. From I-75/Central Expwy., take the 15th St./Norman Whitsitt exit. Travel west 1.3 miles and turn left (south) on Pitman..
Chestnut Square McKinney
Directions to Chestnut Square: from Central Expressway/Hwy 75, travel east approximately 2 miles on W. Virginia/W. Louisiana St. to Hwy 5 (S. McDonald St.). Turn south on Hwy 5 about three blocks and turn right to Anthony Street. Chestnut Square located at the intersection of Anthony Street and on the west side of Hwy 5. Parking is available just north of Chestnut Square at the Collin County Courthouse.
A. W. Perry Homestead Carrollton
1509 N. Perry, Carrollton, TX (972) 446-0442. From I-35, exit at Beltline, travel east approximately 1 mile. Turn left, north on Perry about 1 1/2 blocks to the Museum.
 

Outside of DFW  
Name - Description Address - Phone - Directions
 
Heritage Park
Edgewood
North Houston & Elm (MAP) P.O. Box 765, Edgewood, TX 75117, 903-896-1940. Edgewood is located about 60 miles east of Dallas, 10 miles north of Canton on Hwy 80.
 
Collin County Farm Museum McKinney
The Collin County Farm Museum is located near McKinney, (972) 562-6111, Metro (214) 562-1266. From McKinney, take Hwy. 380 west to the CCFM sign on F.M. 1461. Turn north on 1461 to R.D. 166 to the Museum.
 
Sid Richardson Scout Ranch West of Bridgeport
Sid Richardson Scout Ranch is the location of the annual NTBA Hammerfest. Bridgeport is located about 35 miles northwest of Fort Worth and west of Decatur on Hwy. 380. To get to the Sid Richardson Scout Ranch from Bridgeport, travel west on Hwy 114 for 8.2 miles, look for a Boy Scout Ranch sign and turn north. Travel approximately 9.2 miles to the Lakeside Lodge. To request a detailed map, contact the NTBA Membership Chairman, Robert Vogel, (817) 282-5398.
 
The Master's Forge http://www.stoneplace.org
Chuck Stone (NTBA) - mastersfprge@prodigy.net
Newark, Chuck Stone. The Master's Forge, 389 CR4853, Newark, Texas 76071
817-489-3580 Newark is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Ft Worth. From the intersection of I35W and Loop 820 North/West take I35W towards Denton, then take 287 towards Decatur, in about 5 miles take Hwy 718 to Newark (there is a Texaco at the stop sign, go West on Hwy 718), in about 5-6 miles there will be a Fina station and a four-way stop sign, continue west on Hwy 718 for another couple of miles. Look for the Newark Feed Store on the right, then take the next left at County Road 4850, over RR tracks, veer right, go 1/4 mile, left at the 't' (County Road 4853), 1st driveway on left.

Last updated 4/15/07