Preservation: Monument for a Madam

Monument for a Madam   Mary Porter held a unique position in Fort Worth, Texas, society in the 1890s. The Irish native operated a famously popular brothel, which city officials and the high and mighty reportedly visited. When she died in 1905, Porter was buried in an unmarked grave at Fort Worth’s Oakwood Cemetery, next to three other soiled doves. A couple of years ago, Donna Donnell, a member of the North Fort Worth Historical Society, decided to find out more about Porter. She found the