Young County, Texas Henry Eberson and John O. Allen, who were employed by Charlie E. Rivers during May of 1871, left the Rivers' Ranch on Salt Creek Prairie, in the northeastern part of Young County, where so many Indian troubles had occurred, to...
Eastland County, Texas During November of 1868, Indian signs were discovered near Mansker Lake, in Eastland County, and in a short time, Baker Ballew, Joe, Sam, Wm. and Luther Allen, Andrew Carter, George Bugby, Peter Davidson, and others, of that...
Kerr County, Texas Mrs. Alexander and her daughters, Mrs. W.C. (Nancy) Wachter, were alone at their home on the south prong of the Guadalupe, about thirteen miles southwest of Ingram. John J. Alexander had gone to Spring Creek, in Gillespie County...
Shackelford County, Texas Albany | Clear Fork | Flats | Fort Davis | Fort Griffin Old Jail Art Museum Aztec Theater A jewel of a town square and art museum at the old jail. Accessible collection of authentic pioneer dwellings, tools and equipment...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 29 May 1850; Midway, Texas: Capt. John S. "Rip" Ford led a scout of about 40 Rangers in southern Texas below the Nueces River. After dividing the party into two squads, Ford...
Burnet County, Texas During 1859, Robert Adams lived alone in the northwestern part of Burnet County about eighteen miles from Burnet. He was an ex-soldier and had previously seen service at old Fort Croghan. About noon July 7, 1859, M.J. Bolt and...
Most Comanche warriors never set foot on a reservation or signed a treaty with the whites. The high regard in which they were held by the military leaders was evident in the fact that few of them went to prison and Quanah became the most influential...
Tarrant County, Texas Highway 377 North passes through the "Cowboy Town" of Cresson returning to Fort Worth, "Where the West Begins." There is certainly a pioneer tradition in the residents of this town. During the long delay in...
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