History
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Texas Ghost Story: Wilbarger Scalped by Comanches While Paralyzed
Scalped by Comanches while temporarily paralyzed—Josiah Wilbarger was fully conscious but felt nothing as the warrior...
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Hank Williams & the Doctor Who Sewed Goat Testicles into Movie Stars
As a boy in Alabama, Hank Williams would go out to the car at night and listen to...
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Does the Fang Baby of Old Pearsall Road Actually Exist?
San Antonio’s legend of the Fang Baby of Old Pearsall Road has become a story which has outlived...
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The Donkey Lady Bridge: San Antonio’s Terrifying Folk Tale
Texas has plenty of ghost stories to keep us up at night, but one of the oldest and...
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The European Roots of Castroville, the “Little Alsace” of Texas
The architecture is a dead giveaway; it takes barely a momentary glance to realize that there is something...
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The Gruesome Legend of San Antonio’s Haunted Mansion
The Gillespie Mansion in Texas was legendary for its stories of hauntings. Over time, folklore gave the structure...
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White Lady of Rio Frio: A Ghostly Tale of Love and Murder
The Frio River Canyon, with its cool and refreshing temperatures, hides some unique Texas mysteries, not the least...
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The Real Lone Ranger: John Reynolds Hughes, the Man Who Inspired the Myth
There isn't a single town in Texas that doesn’t have famous residents, current or past, and Liberty Hill...
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Is Galveston’s Old City Cemetery the Most Haunted Graveyard in Texas?
Dating back nearly 200 years, Old City Cemetery in Galveston is said to be one of the most...
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Mysterious Shadow Figure Hidden in Old West Photo
Who or what is the mysterious shadow figure in the background of this old west photo? Those who...
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You Have to See These 5 Haunting Texas Ghost Towns
Ghost towns are peppered across the Texas landscape. Many of them have incredible abandoned buildings. Here are five...
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How They Built Canyon Lake
Not many Texans know that only one lake in Texas is naturally occurring, and even that lake is...
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Historical Novel Reveals the Last Free Apaches Lived in Hiding Until 1930s
Max McNabb, editor of TexasHillCountry.com, is releasing a trilogy of historical novels inspired by shocking true events. Discover...
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Gruene, Texas: A Story of Second Chances
Now a charming historic district, Gruene is proof that second chances do exist. This little gem what was...
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Inside the Historic Beauty of La Lomita Chapel in Mission, Texas
Take a trip to Mission, Texas, to see a piece of Texas history. La Lomita Chapel is a...
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Deathsong: The Shocking Story of the Last Free Apaches in the 1930s
Deathsong, the much-anticipated second volume of the acclaimed Beloved Captive trilogy, has just been released. Fans of 1883...
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Lake LBJ and the Rebirth of Kingsland, Chapter 15: Kingsland in the 1950s
Kingsland’s re-birth was not immediately evident when the impoundment of water behind the new Granite Shoals Dam began...
