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Henry Meier

Gillespie County, Texas Henry Meier and his son, Henry Jr., who lived on the line of Gillespie and Kendall county, and who were driving a heavily loaded wagon drawn by five yoke of oxen, started to the home of Hen. Heiligmann, who lived on the...

Mission Tejas

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Mission Tejas Mission Tejas State Park RR 2, Box 108 Grapeland TX 75844 936-687-2394 Mission Tejas State Park is a 363.5-acre park in Houston County, 22 miles northeast of Crockett. The...

Mercer’s Gap

Brown County, Texas Fight Near Mercer's Gap in the Comanche/Brown County Territory About 1861, J.H. Christman, T.D. Saunders, Ambrose Lathen and Pat Gallagher, who were on their way from Camp Colorado to Gatesville, met several Indians driving a...

Mr. Merrimond

San Saba County, Texas During 1863, Mr. Merrimond, who spent the night in San Saba, started home horseback and was driving a yoke of steers. At the time, he lived on the Colorado, twenty-three miles north and west of San Saba. After going only five...

Mobeetie, Texas

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria A Main Street Ghost Town: "The Mother City of the Panhandle." Wheeler County, Texas Panhandle Hwy 152 31 miles East of Pampa 84 miles East of Amarillo "Mobeetie" is...

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Michael Trevis

Michael has a BA in History & American Studies and an MSc in American History from the University of Edinburgh. He comes from a proud military family and has spent most of his career as an educator in the Middle East and Asia. His passion is...

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