History
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The Truth About the Meaning of Doc Holliday’s Line I’m Your Huckleberry
The movie “Tombstone” came out in 1993, but even all these years later, one line from the film...
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Buttoning Up The Past: The Story of a Texas Button Factory
You probably don’t think a lot about buttons. Usually, people only pay attention when something goes wrong with...
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Vice in the Big City! San Antonio’s Sporting District
Thanks to Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds, many people are familiar with the Texas Chicken Ranch, a brothel...
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Kidnapping and Captives in The Hill Country: The Texas Slave Ranch
About 20 miles west of Kerrville lies the unincorporated community of Mountain Home. Settled in 1856, the area...
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Texas Judge Roy Bean
Reality TV has Judge Judy for court entertainment, but the Wild West had Judge Roy Bean. Known as...
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How Did Native Americans Prevent Mosquito Bites?
Mosquitos are a fact of life in Texas. We have 85 species of them living here. They constantly...
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Vernacular Architecture is All Around the Texas Hill Country
Vernacular architecture was a way of life when immigrants began settling the Texas Hill Country. This style of...
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Three-Legged Willie: A Legendary Hero of Texas History
In 2013, a great statue was erected in the likeness of a famous Texan in front of the...
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Big Foot was a Texas Ranger: The Legendary Big Foot Wallace
Big Foot Wallace was William Alexander Anderson Wallace, who got his nickname for having exactly what you think…...
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Sally Scull, the Texas Siren: Did She Murder Her Husbands?
The women of Texas are often known for being tough, confident, and independent. Sally Scull, however, took the notoriety of...
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The First Millionaire of the Lone Star State: How Thorn Made His Fortune
Frost Thorn, a merchant, born in Glen Cove, New York, came to Texas and became the first millionaire of...
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See History on Wings at the L-Bird Flying Museum in San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, is home to a rare vintage collection of liaison aircraft known as the L-Bird Flying...
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Not Just A Road: The Leon Springs Historic Corridor
Some readers may drive along this route and pass this marker every day, while others have never heard...
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Did Red Barns Originate by Farmers Adding Fresh Blood to the Paint?
Barns. Drive around rural Texas and you will see barns scattered around. Old, new, metal, and wood. Often...
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This San Antonio Hotel is One of the Most Haunted Hotels in the World
Doors opening and closing on their own, phones ringing with no one on the other line, and a...
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Sculptor of the Hills, Frank Teich, Loved Texas Granite
The Texas Hill Country boasts an abundance of beautiful granite, including Mountain Red Granite which is quarried in...
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The Gruesome History Behind Baby Head Cemetery
Baby Head Cemetery can be found approximately 10 miles north of Llano, in the Texas Hill Country. It’s...
