All posts tagged "history"
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A Trip Back in Time to 19th-Century New Braunfels: History Comes Alive
New Braunfels Conservation Society is one of the last great vestiges of historic Comal County in the Texas...
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Your Chance to Go Ghost Hunting in a Haunted Texas Jail
Whether you believe in ghosts and haunted buildings, or think the whole scene is a big hoax, this...
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More Texas Rangers are Buried in This Little Cemetery Than Any Other
Did you know there’s a town in the Hill Country which is famous as the unofficial cemetery of...
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Davy Crockett’s Mysterious Encounter with Bigfoot in Texas
If you’re from the Lone Star State, then you know that Davy Crockett is an important figure in...
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State Education Committee Under Fire for Alamo Curriculum Proposal
After recommending the removal of the word "heroic" from the seventh-grade history curriculum about the Alamo, a Texas...
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Do You Remember Colored Toilet Paper? A Blast From the Past!
Can you remember a time in the distant past when you’d reach for a roll of pastel toilet...
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Get a Taste of the Old West at the Llano River Chuck Wagon Cook-off
Imagine sitting on the Llano River surrounded by chuck wagons, delicious food, and great company. It's a Hill...
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Discover the History of an Eerie, Abandoned Texas Fort
For history buffs, Texas is a great source of abandoned military sites and forts. Once a boon of...
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A History in Color: The Painted Churches of Schulenburg, Texas
Texas is full of hidden treasures, but among the most beautiful are the Painted Churches in the Hill...
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Chasing the BBQ Truths, Myths and Legends through Texas
Tried and true and about as American as we can get is our love affair with Barbeque. Or...
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Houston Flood Museum to Highlight History of Disastrous Storms
To capture the impactful stories of despair, hope, and determination, the Houston Flood Museum has been created to...
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Texas Library Contains Volumes of Union & Confederate History for a Compelling Trip Into the Past
The Atlanta Public Library in Atlanta, Texas, holds volumes of Union and Confederate history, dating back to the...
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The Oldest Continuously-Operating Saloon in the State is in the Texas Hill Country
Loaded with stories of days gone by, the Menger Bar, located in the Alamo Plaza in San Antonio,...
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This Once-Abandoned Haunted Mansion Gets a Facelift: Stewart Mansion’s Ghosts
Once upon a time, Stewart Mansion in Galveston, Texas, was once the site of many tales of hauntings and...
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The Robert E. Howard Museum: Did You Know a Texas Writer Created Conan the Barbarian?
The Robert E. Howard Museum sits on the edge of Cross Plains, Texas, population 986. It’s the home...
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Historic Wheelock School House Subject of Texas A&M Restoration Project
Over the past several months, Texas A&M University Architecture Professor Priya Jain has coordinated a team of students...
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Old West History Comes Alive: San Antonio’s McNutt Sculpture Garden
McNutt Sculpture Garden in San Antonio is a little piece of paradise for Wild West art lovers. This...
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She Sculpted Legendary Texans: Elisabet Ney’s Art Displayed in a Unique Museum, Her Historic Home
Ever hear of Fanzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabet Ney? Most people haven’t, but Elisabet was a remarkable lady who...
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New Braunfels: A Visit to ‘Where the Old Country Meets the Hill Country’
“Welcome!” “Willkommen!” and “Howdy!” are three things you can expect to hear upon visiting New Braunfels, set deep...
