Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria P.O. Box 2520 Window Rock, AZ (928)871-6647 Guided Tours Available - call in advance (928)871-6417 Window Rock is the administrative capitol of the Navajo Nation, getting its name from the...
Parker County, Texas Hiram Wilson was one of the early settlers of Parker County, and during the war, lived about 12 miles south of Weatherford, between Muddy Branch and Spring Creek. Oliver Fulton, his brother-in-law, lived on the latter stream...
Medina County, Texas Mills County, Texas Wolf was an employee of Hoffman, who ranched at the mouth of the Little Seco in Medina County. One morning during March of 1860 while cow-hunting on the Sabinal River, about eight miles north of the present...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of American Indian Wars, by Jerry Keenan. 8 January, 1877: This was one of the last military actions of the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877. By late...
Llano County, Texas During the early part of 1870, Sampson Hale, who lived near the west end of Long Mountain in Llano County, purchased a new Winchester and was alone on top of the mountain to try it out, when five Indians happened to come along...
Erath County, Texas Henry Mills, a married man, and John Wood who lived on the Paluxi, about sixteen or eighteen miles east of Stephenville, were out hunting hogs on the Sycamore, about eight miles west of their residence, and were carrying a sack...
Hamilton County, Texas As usual there is a slight variation between different accounts of this particular raid. Nevertheless, all reports are substantially the same, and every effort has been made to obtain the most accurate information. A new...
Bobby Morrow | Dallas Description | Epilogue | Fort Worth Description | Joe Don Looney | Wahoo McDaniel From his book, Seasons in Hell, Mike Shropshire describes Fort Worth...as a historic place that's chin-deep in trail-dust heritage. After the...
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