Erath County, Texas The Exciting Chase of Mrs. Mose Hurley Mose Hurley had gone to a ranger camp about one mile from his home, which was on Green's Creek, about thirteen miles west of Stephensville. Mrs. Hurley was about six miles away from home and...
by Patricia Sharpe Texas Highway 16 is an odds-and-ends highway, seemingly cobbled together from bits and pieces of preexisting roads. I'd be tempted to call most of it a two-lane blacktop except that the color has faded to gray. It starts on the...
A secret garden, a drive-through feedstore, presidential papers, tasty pinto beans and a Picasso. by Paul Burka Of all the long-distance drives in Texas, Highway 6 is the most surprising. The purpose of a state route is to fill in the gaps between...
Topics (click on a topic to jump to that section). Old Alice Road | San Juan De Carricitos Land Grant | Great Salt Lake | San Perlita, "Pearl of the Valley" | Raymondville, Historical and Community Center of | Stage Coach to the Rio Grande...
Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on D-Day. James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek) landed in Normandy with the U.S. Army on D-Day. We received the following e-mail concerning Mr. Doohan: Your excellent...
Markers (click on a topic to jump to that section.) Sam Bass' Death Site | Battle of Brushy Creek | Block House, Site of a | Coupland Museum | Dan Moody Birthplace and Museum | Dog Run Log Cabin | Double File Trail | Flores, Manuel | Kenney's Fort |...
Hood County, Texas About 1866, Nathan Holt and his brother Jackson, were driving two cows and calves, about three miles southwest of the present town of Lipan in Hood County. Nathan Holt was walking, and leading his horse, when several Indians...
Markers (click on a topic to jump to that section). Baker, John Reagen | Fairview | The Flores de Abrego Family and Floresville | La Vernia | Site of Old Town: Lodi | Mission de las Cabras | The Site of the Mission of las Cabreras | Rector Chapel...
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