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The Adventures of Roy Bean
Roy Bean found a steady job supplying railroad work camps. Then he discovered something rail workers really wanted…something to drink…
The Farmer’s Branch
The name Farmer’s Branch sums up the beginning of this place. cheap nfl jerseys A rich ag community along a north Texas stream. Today the landscape…
The Kickapoo Attack at Fort Lancaster
You might think of a “fort” as a place with high, secure walls that could repel an attack. The reality in the west was few…
An Abandoned Fort in the Civil War
When the Civil War began, U.S. troops at some forts suddenly found men headed two different directions, north or south. The fate of those forts…
The Army’s Camel Train
Before the days or cars and trucks, horses and mules were often called upon to bear the load. But at one point, the army had…
Fort Lancaster, Texas
Today’s traveler might meet the occasional challenge of a traffic jam or a flat tire, but the travelers here back in the 1850s had a…
Missouri Star Quilt
It’s a nice sunny day in Hamilton, Missouri, with a population of not even 2000, but unlike a lot of small cities, you may have…
Small Town – Big Quilt
What kind of businesses help bring small towns to life? Today’s example may surprise you, but it has folks from literally around the world coming…
Retrieving a Boot – In Front of 80,000
Imagine you could run so fast that you lost your boots! That’s what happened here. This is the lady who had to go get that…
Helping Train a Well-known Horse
There are many teenagers that like to ride horses, but few get the chance to train a horse that’s seen by over 80,000 people at…