R.B. Marcy | Marcy's 1849, 51, & 54 Expeditions | Red River, Preston and Gainesville, 1853 | Prairie Traveler | California Trail W.B. Parker, a traveling companion of R.B. Marcy's 1853 trip into Texas, describes in his book, Through Unexplored...
South Texas Road Trip Chambers/Visitors Bureaus: of Historical Destinations Brownsville | Edinburg | Falfurrias | Harlingen | Hebbronville | Hidalgo | Kingsville | Lopeno | Los Ebanos | Mercedes | Mission | Port Isabel | Raymondville | Rio Grande...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Custer The following story is from the book, Carbine & Lance, The Story of Old Fort Sill, by Colonel W.S. Nye; Copyright © 1937 by the University of Oklahoma Press. Reprinted by...
Palo Pinto County, Texas During the Spring of 1872, Dr. D.B. Warren, while rounding up cattle, to be sent to Missouri, had a cow camp, on the edge of the prairie about one-fourth mile northeast of Lovers' Retreat, and about the same distance west...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The following story is from the book, The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell. May 18, 1871, the next day after General Sherman, Gen. Marcy, and their escorts passed over...
Uvalde County, Texas Richard M. Ware was digging a ditch to irrigate a small place in Onion Creek, about seven miles south of Utopia, and about six miles south of Waresville. He noticed six Indians quietly slipping toward him. Just at the moment one...
Palo Pinto County, Texas The date of this conflict is not certain, but it occurred about 1867, and will be reported at this time. During the days of reconstruction, the savages were so severe in their onslaught, many of the citizens traveled during...
Throckmorton County, Texas Hittson Cemetery Historical Marker Marker Title: Hittson Cemetery City: Palo Pinto Year Marker Erected: 1982 Marker Location: from Palo Pinto, take Highway 180 east about 3 miles to Pleasant Valley Road and follow about 6...
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