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The XIT Ranch
Just off the courthouse square in Dalhart, Texas you’ll find a small museum devoted to a very large subject – the XIT ranch. The three-million-acre…
Thousands of Miles of Fence
Imagine a ranch so large it took thousands of miles of wire just to fence the pastures. It was a huge spread totally three million…
Raising Money for a New Capitol Building
When the state of Texas needed to build a new state capitol building they had a plan in place to raise money for construction. That…
Civil War in New Mexico?
When you think of the American Civil War you probably don’t think of battlefields in states such as New Mexico?? We head to the land…
Fighting for What Was Owed
You may soon see her face on our currency. She is a lady who’s story inspires young and old – the story of escaping slavery…
The Illegal Farm Sale, That Wasn’t
In the late 1850s there was a sale of a farm that was against the laws of the country. Both the seller and buyer could…
Heroin of the Underground Railroad
She is one of the best known figures associated with he Underground Railroad. Her courage led her to become well known within her own lifetime…
Cruelties of Slavery
At the age of five she was already being leased out by her slave owner to check muskrat traps in freezing temperatures. She was whipped…
Silent Hero of the Game
Many of us played the game of baseball as a kid. Perhaps you had a baseball hero…for me it was George Brett of the Kansas…
The Man Behind the Bats
A baseball bat is, of course, a critical part of the game – but did you ever wonder where those bats are made that so…
