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  • Coca-Cola Trucks and Bottling Works of SE New Mexico, 1936-1965

  • Grow King County 10-6-23

  • Newcastle
  • Newcastle Young County 7-29-23

  • Proffitt
  • Proffitt Young County 7-29-23

  • foot bridge
  • San Antonio - Harry Wurzbach Old Foot Bridge 7-20-23


  • San Antonio Bexar County

  • Sherwood
  • Sherwood Irion County 7-20-23

  • Walnut Springs
  • Walnut Springs Bosque County 7-18-23

  • Ambrose
  • Ambrose Grayson County 7-12-23

  • Hovey
  • Hovey Schoolhouse 7-10-23

  • Hovey Pecos County

  • Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill Dallam County 6-14-23

  • Dixieland
  • Dixieland Reeves County 6-14-23

  • Weser
  • Weser Goliad County 6-14-23

  • cotton
  • Texas Cotton Scenes: Series 10 6-8-23

  • Stewards Mill
  • Stewarts Mill Freestone County 6-4-23

  • Dalhart
  • Dalhart Dallam County Seat

  • Dalhart Old Photos 6-2-23

  • Peters
  • Peters Austin County 5-23-23

  • Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove Panola County 5-23-23

  • Milford
  • Milford Cemetery Ellis County 5-17-23

  • Milford
  • Milford Ellis County

  • Tow
  • Tow Llano County 4-21-23

  • Downing
  • Downing Comanche County 4-20-23

  • Rescue Lampasas County 4-20-23

  • Sanco
  • Sanco Coke County 2-9-23

  • Camp Fannin
  • Camp Fannin 2-8-23

  • Dewees
  • Dewees Wilson County

  • Floresville
  • Floresville Wilson County Seat 1-11-21

  • Garrison
  • Garrison Nacogdoches County 2-5-23


  • Chautauqua Callahan County 1-29-23

  • Craft
  • Craft Cherokee County 2-2-23

  • Rusk Cherokee County Seat

  • Texas Highway Department, Rusk,1940s 4-26-22

  • Griffin
  • Griffin Cherokee County 9-25-21

  • Bobo
  • Bobo Shelby County 1-31-23

  • Aiken Shelby County
  • Aiken Bell County submerged town 4-5-21

  • Hagerman
  • Hagerman Grayson County 5-7-22
    Submerged ghost town

  • Halsell
  • Halsell Clay County 2-1-22
    Submerged ghost town

  • Waco
  • Waco McLennan County seat 1-13-23

  • Elm Mott
  • Elm Mott McLennan County 2-22-22

  • Taylor
  • Taylor Williamson County 1-12-23

  • Ballinger TX Old Photos
  • Ballinger Runnels County Seat

  • Ballinger Old Photos 4-18-22

  • Losoya
  • Losoya Bexar County

  • Gillett
  • Gillett Karnes County

  • Hyman
  • Hyman Mitchell County 1-4-23

  • Canyon
  • Canyon Randall County seat 12-9-22


  • Pickens Henderson County 11-7-22

  • Trinity
  • Trinity Former Trinity County seat

  • Nigton Trinity County 9-14-22

  • Coleman
  • Coleman Coleman County seat

  • Coleman Old Photos 7-1-22

  • Kent
  • Kent Culberson County 11-7-22

  • Waldeck
  • Waldeck Fayette County 11-5-22

  • Blessing
  • Blessing Matagorda County 9-16-22

  • Shiro
  • Shiro Grimes County 9-7-22

  • Borger
  • Borger Hutchinson County

  • Olivia
  • Olivia Calhoun County

  • Francitas
  • Francitas Jackson County 8-6-22

  • Belle Plain
  • Belle Plain Brass Band 7-22-22

  • Belle Plain Callahan County

  • Texhoma
  • Texhoma Sherman County 6-20-22

  • Victoria
  • Victoria Victoria County Seat 6-18-22

  • Sabinal
  • Sabinal Uvalde County 6-17-22

  • Fort Brown
  • Fort Brown Cameron County 6-13-22


  • Brownsville Cameron County seat 6-13-22

  • Rowena
  • Rowena Runnels County 6-13-22

  • Teague
  • Teague Freestone County 5-4-22


  • Dew Freestone County 5-4-22

  • Gasoline
  • Gasoline Briscoe County 4-24-22

  • Hereford Old Photos 4-12-22


  • Hereford Deaf Smith County Seat

  • Kirkland
  • Kirkland Childress County 3-3-22

  • Clareville
  • Clareville Bee County 3-1-22

  • Dotson
  • Dotson Panola County 2-7-21

  • Medicine Mound
  • Medicine Mound Hardeman County 1-5-22

  • Anhalt
  • Anhalt - A Stopping Place 12-28-21


  • Anhalt Comal County

  • Forney
  • Forney Kaufman County 12-20-21

  • Camden
  • Camden Gregg County 12-9-21

  • Guion
  • Guion Taylor County 11-17-21

  • Carbon
  • Carbon Eastland County 11-17-21

  • Sharp
  • Sharp Milam County 10-31-21

  • Tesnus
  • Tesnus Brewster County Railroad Ghost town

  • Menard
  • Menard Menard County seat 9-9-21

  • Thurber
  • Thurber Parker County
    "Texas' Premier Ghost Town"
  • Indianola
  • Indianola Calhoun County
    "Queen city of the West"
  • Adobe Walls
  • Adobe Walls Hutchinson County
    Site of the Battles of Adobe Walls
  • Columns »

    Clay Coppedge »
  • Madstone Magic 11-21-23
  • Famous Texas Typists 10-11-23
  • Rise and Fall of the Farmers Alliance 9-18-23
  • Drugstore Cowboys 8-19-23
  • Forgotten Tales of Sugar Loaf 7-13-23
  • Legend of Bosque John 6-26-23


  • Michael Barr "Hindsights" »
  • Some Smokey Klaerner Stories 12-1-23
  • Party Lines 11-15-23
  • Jackrabbit Stew and Other Delicacies 11-1-23
  • Coach Chester Klaerner 10-15-23
  • Magic Moments with Satchel Paige 10-1-23
  • Pontiac Climbs Enchanted Rock 9-18-23
  • LBJ's Cousin Oreole 9-1-23
  • Lady Bird's Gift to St. Barnabas Church 8-5-23


  • Murray Montgomery's "Lone Star Diary" »
    Victor Espinoza
  • Victor Espinoza posthumously awarded Medal of Honor 11-22-23
  • Vaquero
  • Vaquero: The First Texas Cowboy 9-28-23
  • Dugout
  • Unearthing the story of Dugout Homes 7-24-23
  • Lavaca County pioneer from the beginning of Hallettsville 4-4-23
  • The Brave Female Pilots of WWII 1-6-23


  • Taylor Kovar's Finance Column »
  • What's the Best Way for Me To Invest $10K 12-5-23
  • Are Black Friday Deals Actually Worth It? 11-28-23
  • How Do I Get My Career Back on Track 11-14-23
  • How Do I Start Saving for Retirement 11-7-23
  • How Does the National Debt Affect Me 10-24-23
  • Should I Refinance my Student Loans? 10-3-23
  • Money Conversations for Married Couples 9-26-23


  • Jase Graves' Humor Column »
  • Neighbors, start your Christmas lights! 11-28-23
  • Why do we fall for fall? 11-14-23
  • The Year of the Possum 10-31-23
  • Things I'm glad I did 10-17-23
  • Things I've done—and wish I hadn't 10-3-23
  • Things I've Never Done 9-19-23
  • Dad's Lumbar Moving Company 9-5-23
  • Hop on down to San Antone 8-22-23


  • Book Reviews by Kirk Bane »
  • The Texas Left: The Radical Roots of Lone Star Liberalism, David O'Donald Cullen and Kyle G. Wilkison, editors. 12-1-23
  • Literary Dallas, Francis Brannen Vick, editor
    11-1-23
  • The Film Book: a Complete Guide to the World of Film by Ronald Bergan 10-1-23
  • Literary Fort Worth Judy Alter and James Ward Lee, eds. 9-5-23
  • The Cowboy Encyclopedia by Richard W. Slatta 4-1-23


  • Delbet Trew »
  • Coal workers suffered
  • Great Depression brought many programs
  • Homesteaders Act greatest act ever passed


  • Mike Cox's "Texas Tales" »
  • Book Burning
  • Pine Curtain Dictionary Excerpts
  • America's Third Largest Fire: The Paris Fire of 1916
  • Ghost Town without a Trace
  • Old-time Cowboy
  • Austin Mystery Murders


  • Bob Bowman's East Texas »
  • Pie Suppers
  • The Lost Forest
  • Legend of Bone Hill
  • A famous Texas murder
  • Onalaska


  • Archie P. McDonald's "All Things Historical" »
  • Gussie Nell Davis and the Kilgore Rangerettes
  • Party Primaries - The Terrell Election Law


  • C. F. Eckhardt »
  • The First Election in Texas
  • First to Fly
  • Who Killed the Chief?


  • Wanda Orton 's "Wandering" »
  • Bandit's bad baby brother
  • Hog Isand
  • Ghost Story, apparitions, apparently


  • Robert G. Cowser »
  • The Sounds of Home
  • Wash Day: Drudgery Through the Centuries
  • She'll Be Comin' By Greyhound


  • Joshua V. Chanin »
  • What Makes Coppell, Texas Special? Recollections and History
  • Hell's Half Acre: Fort Worth's Dirty Secret


  • Cartoons by Roger T. Moore »
  • March 19, 1840 1-25-23
  • September 10, 1772: Spain closes Texas Missions 10-5-22
  • Washers national yard game of Texas 8-30-22


  • "Once Upon A Line"
    Light verse and poetry by d. knape
    »

    David Knape, Poet of Place
    1944-2022
  • Dirt 5-23-23
  • Childproofing a Poem 5-5-23
  • The Lizard Story 2-20-23


  • Maggie Van Ostrand's "A Balloon in Cactus" »
  • Happy Mother's Day to All You Beautiful Rescue Moms 5-12-23
  • The Pithy Tale of Owney, the Post Office Pup
  • The Roger Miller Las Vegas Pawn Shop Shooting


  • Lyzelle Steyn
    "Rambling of a Rebellious Teacher
    " »
  • Invisible Shoes 7-17-23
  • Joining the Circus 7-10-23
  • A goat comes to class 7-2--23
  • Teaching under a tree 6-26-23
  • "Little Problems" 6-19-23
  • Report to this school 6-12-23


  • Texas Architecture »


    Texas Bridges »

    series 13
  • Gallery of Forgotten Texas Bridges: Series 13

  • bridges
  • Wilson County Labatt Road & other Pony Truss Bridges


  • Texas Courthouses »

  • Dignity, Decorum and Justice Mark Texas' Courthouse Histories, Except for the Fights, Arsons, Thefts, etc. by Bill Morgan


  • Texas Gas Stations »

    Waco gas stations
  • Waco Old Gas Stations
  • Waco McLennan County Seat


  • Texas Homes »

  • Centennial Home by Mike Cox
  • Shotgun Houses by Bob Bowman


  • Features »

    International boundary
  • Last Remaining International Boundary for The Republic of Texas

  • A Unique Landmark by Bob Bowman

  • Birth of a Republic by Jeffery Robenalt


  • Texas Food »

  • Mayhaws: A spring delicacy in East Texas by Bob Bowman
  • Preserving Meat on the Frontier by C. F. Eckhardt
  • National Dish of Texas by C. F. Eckhardt
    Chili Con Carne recipe and history

  • Peaches and Mrs. Ross’ Croghan Cobbler Recipe by Mike Cox
  • Ranger Cookies by Mike Cox
  • Biscuits by Mike Cox


  • People »

  • Sharecroppers by Archie P. McDonald, PhD
  • Buffalo Soldiers by Jeffery Robenalt
  • San Jacinto Hero Henry Millard by Mike Cox
  • Fall of the Largest Tree by Bob Bowman
  • The Half Breed Savage - Quanah Parker by Murray Montgomery
  • MacPhelan Reese and the Rayburn Library by Mike Cox


  • Texas Animals »

    lion
  • A Lion and a Boy by Mike Cox
  • Blackie the Bear by Mike Cox
  • ‘Mysterious Cattle Deaths’ Not So Mysterious by C. F. Eckhardt
  • Buffalo, bull fight a dud by Delbert Trew


  • Texas Cemeteries »

    Llano Cemetery
  • Amarillo - Llano Cemetery Porter County


  • Texas Railroads »

    TX Railroads
  • Railroad Interlocking Towers


  • Texas Rivers »

  • Harvey's Ancester by Clay Coppedge
  • Texas Flood of 1935
  • More Texas Storms


  • Popular



    History


    East Texas and the Louisiana Purchase by Archie P. McDonald, PhD

    The Chicken War by Archie P. McDonald, PhD

    Gunfight that Killed Helena by C. F. Eckhardt



    People

    Skull Island on Mermentau River - A Slave Ship's Inhumanity by W. T. Block, Jr

    The Story of our Texas' German Pilgrims: or Death March to Comal County by W. T. Block, Jr



    Animals

    The Caracara by John Troesser

    Separating Buffalo Fact from Fiction by Delbert Trew



    Attractions

    Shamrock's Restored Tower Conoco Station

    San Antonio's International and Great Northern Depot by Terry Jeanson

    The Bath House that Wouldn't Die by John Troesser





     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


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