Palo Pinto County, Texas The following story is from the book, The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell. Henry Welty, like B.F. Baker, and Wm. M. Peters, numbered among the first settlers of Palo Pinto County. Mr. Welty built his log...
Topics (click on a topic to jump to that section) Day Trip to Fort Parker Day Trip to Fort Parker, July, 2004 by Wendi Lundquist We started out this day trip heading southeastward on Highway 287 to Mansfield. This town developed when, in Fort Worth...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Museum of the Western Prairie Museum of the Western Prairie 1100 Memorial Drive Altus, OK 73521 580-482-1044 Director: Bart McClenny [email protected] The Museum of the Western...
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Medina County, Texas Indian Raid When Ira Wheat Was Killed Approximately six Comanches came into Medina County and charged Ira Wheat, Sr. and Robert Blalock, a short distance from Wheat's ranch headquarters. Mr. Wheat was killed; but Robert Blalock...
Jack County, Texas The following story, from the book The West Texas Frontier by Joseph Carroll McConnell, provides an account of another young captive rescued from the Indians by Brit Johnson. During July of 1864, David White and family, Earl E...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. White Bird Canyon 17 June 1877, White Bird, Idaho: After some young Nez Perce warriors killed...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 10 October 1864, Sterling, Colorado: Cheyennes were appearing more and more boldly along the Denver Road in the fall of 1864. On 9 October, people at Wisconsin Ranch, a few miles south...
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