Llano County, Texas Jonas Dancer, a frontier preacher, numbered among the first settlers of Llano County. During May of 1860,some of the local citizens agreed to meet at a certain point for the purpose of blazing the ground to build a new church...
Back to Blood Trails 337/Alternate Route to Mineral Wells More Stories and Information on Fort Tours Road Trips Mineral Wells spreads out through some beautiful hilly countryside whose appearance is nearly as surprising as the now abandoned but...
Palo Pinto County, Texas About 1868, Marcus L. Dalton, whom the Indians murdered about two years later, in Palo Pinto County, moved a large herd of cattle to Fort Sumner, and, perhaps, other points Mexico. The cattle were sold and the money, much of...
Palo Pinto County, Texas Marcus L. Dalton, a widely known early West Texas cowman, numbered among the first settlers of Palo Pinto County. During the early days, Mr. Dalton lived reasonably near, and was closely associated with Oliver Loving...
Concho County, Texas Col. C. Dalrymple and his men were not dismayed by their experience on their first expedition, so they again agreed to attempt to reach the fabulous mines of gold in the far west. Old Fort Concho was their place of rendezvous...
Concho County, Texas Colonel William C. Dalrymple, and Others, Fight on the Concho During the fall of 1866, Jacob Schnively, who represented he had discovered rich gold-mines in the region of western Texas, below El Paso and near old Fort Quitman...
Dallas County, Texas Texas Longhorn Cattle Drive Sculpture in Downtown Dallas by Robert Summers of Glen Rose Those staying in Dallas should take the opportunity to visit downtown's Thanksgiving Square, Nasher's Sculpture Center, the Dallas Museum of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts The first significant event, which would be considered the start of hostilities, was the defeat of the column commanded by Brevet Major (Captain) Francis Langhorne Dade. This column...
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