All posts tagged "history"
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Max McNabb | July 13, 2023
Do You Know the Meaning of GTT Left on Abandoned Homes?
Do you know what the famous abbreviation G.T.T. means? In the 1800s, Gone To Texas was a phrase...
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Texas Hill Country | August 20, 2022
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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Haley Bankey | March 18, 2022
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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Max McNabb | January 21, 2022
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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Texas Hill Country | August 27, 2021
5 Things You Might Not Know About Dripping Springs
Dripping Springs, located about 20 minutes west of Austin, is known as the “Gateway to the Hill Country.”...
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Wide Open Country | July 27, 2021
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Fredericksburg Texas
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John Hallowell | June 16, 2021
Lake LBJ and the Rebirth of Kingsland, Chapter 6: Margaret Williams Dotson
Kingsland has had a longer and more interesting history than most of the towns around Lake LBJ. And...
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Gay Lewis | August 10, 2020
Exploring the Blue Hole in San Antonio: A Legendary Texas Location
Travel approximately three miles north of downtown San Antonio to the campus of the University of the Incarnate...
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Max McNabb | February 25, 2020
A Three-Day Adventure in Boerne: Exploring Unique Hill Country Charm
Imagine the charming Hill Country town of Boerne like a pie—but not just any pie. The kind your...
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Texas Hill Country | February 13, 2020
Who Built the Bluebonnet House? See the Facts: Bluebonnet House Part 3
Because of a recent debate over who actually built the bluebonnet house, we'll start with a few basic...
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Spring Sault | January 30, 2020
Rich in History: Tour the State Capitol and the Texas State Cemetery
One of the best ways to learn all about our state history as well as the many unique...
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Spring Sault | December 30, 2019
The Worst Snowstorm in Texas History Happened 90 Years Ago!
On December 17, 1929, the seasonally warm temperatures that North Texas had been experiencing for the first half...
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Robert C. Deming | November 8, 2019
The Mystery and Magic of Enchanted Rock: A Texas Landmark
In the heart of the Texas Hill Country, equidistant between Fredericksburg and Llano, is a place of legends,...
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Spring Sault | September 24, 2019
Hunt Ghosts at the Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells
Located on Northeast 1st Street in Mineral Wells, Texas, sits the Haunted Hill House. Also home to the...
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Spring Sault | September 4, 2019
Meet the Cedar Choppers Clan that Once Reigned Over the Hill Country
A group of rough and rowdy citizens who once ruled over the eastern outskirts of the Texas Hill...
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Spring Sault | August 28, 2019
The Most Surprising Facts About Texas: Do You Know Them All?
A place as big as the Lone Star State is home to more than a few surprising facts....
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Spring Sault | August 26, 2019
Tour the Llano Red Top Jail for Tales of Hauntings and Hill Country History
The Friends of the Llano Red Top Jail Annual Meeting and tour is being held on Friday, August...
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Spring Sault | June 27, 2019
The Legendary Black Sunday Dust Storm that Hit Texas
On April 14, 1935, a severe dust storm hit parts of Oklahoma and Texas, causing tremendous damage not...
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Spring Sault | May 29, 2019
Battleship Texas Leaving San Jacinto Battleground Permanently
Visitors to Battleship Texas will have until the end of 2019 to tour the 107-year-old piece of history...
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Melissa Trevathan-Minnis | May 10, 2019
Celebrate Llano Founder’s Day this June: Texas History Comes Alive
Throughout the year, Llano County turns out event after event, making it one of the most active small...