History
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Wild West Women: See Historic Old West Photos of Pioneer Women
The women of the old west played a powerful role in taming the rugged American frontier. This collection...
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The Grave in the Middle of the Road: A Strange Texas Tale
A drive through Texas usually means fields of livestock, maybe cows or horses, a cotton field or two,...
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Texan Liz Carpenter was Called the Funniest Woman in Politics
Notable Texans are committed to history every day. One of these people earned her rank even before death....
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Healing Hill Country History: The Mineral Baths of Badenthal
Many visitors to the Texas Hill Country are familiar with towns like Boerne, Fredericksburg, and Comfort. Fewer know...
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A Great Texas Hill Country Pioneer: Betty Holekamp
If you have ever wandered around the Texas Hill Country or enjoyed spending time in a small town...
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WWI in West Texas: The Tar and Feathering of a Texas Priest
In 1917, Joseph M. Keller was a Catholic priest in Slaton, Texas. He also was a recent German...
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Hermann Lungkwitz, First Landscape Artist of the Texas Hill Country
We all know the Texas Hill Country is a beautiful place with interesting topography, diverse flora and fauna,...
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Top 10 Facts About the Texas Rangers That Just Might Surprise You
Committing a crime in Texas has never been a good idea. Law enforcement in the Lone Star State...
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Native Texan Willie Wells was a True Baseball Devil
Austin native Willie Wells had an intimidating nickname. Known as "The Devil" to other players, this Texan was...
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See the Most Photographed Church in the Lone Star State
Even if you haven’t attended services in a while, you can appreciate the New Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church,...
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Driving Around the Lone Star State with Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were not good people. They were bad folks who robbed their way across...
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Explore the Historic Beauty of the Blanco County Courthouse
If you’re in the mood to see some classic Texas architecture, there’s no better place than the Old...
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Historical Ice Cream Molds Now Unique Collector’s Items
If you have encountered an odd pewter contraption shaped like asparagus or a basket of strawberries in an...
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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...
