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April
2012 Issue
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| April
21, 1836The
Battle of San Jacinto by Jeffery Robenalt 4-1-12
In eighteen glorious minutes, Sam Houston and his fellow Texans won a remarkable
victory, establishing Texas as an independent republic and opening the door for
United States expansion southwest to the Rio Grande and all the way west to the
Pacific Ocean. |
Columns
A
Unique Landmark
by Bob Bowman 4-29-12
Travelers who take
the time to wander down Farm Road 31 between Deadwood, Texas, and Logansport,
Louisiana, will find a one-of-a-kind historical landmark..
Dot,
Texas Cartoon
by Roger T. Moore
4-26-12The
State of Jefferson
by Mike Cox 4-25-12
If
a state senator from Hall County had gotten his bill through the Legislature in
1915, the Panhandle and much of the rest of West Texas would have become a separate
state named for Thomas Jefferson. |
Ghost Town Glendale
Trinity Co By Bruce Martin 4-26-12
Columns Dot,
Texas Cartoon
by Roger T. Moore
4-26-12The
State of Jefferson
by Mike Cox 4-25-12
If
a state senator from Hall County had gotten his bill through the Legislature in
1915, the Panhandle and much of the rest of West Texas would have become a separate
state named for Thomas Jefferson. |
| Bridge
Orangedale
Old Bridge Photos courtesy Sylvia Garcia-Smith 4-22-12
TownsOrangedale
Bee Co Photos courtesy Will Beauchamp 4-22-12Britton
Ellis Co Photos courtesy Karen Webb 4-27-12Krebsville
Austin Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 4-23-12 |
| Columns
The
Chief’s Sons by Bob Bowman 4-22-12
Twin
sons were born to an old Caddo Indian chief living on the banks of the Sabine
River... Mission
Tejas State Park
by Dana Goolsby 4-20-12
Mission
Tejas State Park fully encompasses both the rich history of East Texas and the
natural wonder and beauty of the Pineywoods. |
Column
Dog
Drinks Water - Saves Town by Mike Cox 4-19-12
Just about everyone
has heard the expression “sick as a dog,” and most people have occasionally felt
that way, but folks in the town of Hubbard once credited their economic heyday
to a sick pooch.
The Tsk FactorThe
1,250,000 Peso Misunderstanding
4-19-12
Or
Chocolate Vs Vodka
Salvaged from the overturned desk of Luke Warm |
Columns
Linda
and the Texas City Explosion
by Bill Cherry 4-18-12
It
was Wednesday morning, April 6, 1947, probably about 10. The Moon reading group
was sitting in a circle at the front of the room. Mrs. Carr was in the center.
The children were taking turns reading a story about Dick, Jane and Spot. The
rest of us were supposed to be drawing... April
10, 1722 - Katankawa Indians
Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 4-18-12 |
| Birds
The
Heron's Nest
by Ken Rudine 4-17-12
The
shuttle of birds back and forth overhead was immediately recognized as herons
mating and building nests. We realized this was an ideal location to photograph
this event.
Guest Column
Texas Landscapes and Cultures
by Bruce Martin 4-17-12
A
“short story” on the virtues of Texas? An oxy-moron! |
| Towns
Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches Co Photos courtesy Dana Goolsby & Barclay Gibson
4-14-12Benavides
Duval Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 4-15-12Brachfield
Rusk Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 4-16-12 | |
Columns
Who
Killed Oliver Thornton? by C. F. Eckhardt
4-16-12
Oliver
Thornton is no more than a footnote in the history of Western outlawry—a man who
wouldn’t be more than a name on a tombstone had he not chanced to get himself
murdered. Even so, very few people, even serious students of outlaws, would know
that name had not Eugene Cunningham, pioneer chronicler of sixshooterology, told
about his death...Pistol-packing
Preacher by
Bob Bowman4-15-12
Licensed
to preach in 1897, and coming from peaceful communities like Malakoff and Beaver
Valley, Jesse Lee was appalled at the lack of law enforcement and the rampant
sales of liquor in Trinity County despite prohibition elections... Frederick
Law Olmsted
by Clay Coppedge 4-13-12
One
of the most important people from American history that most people have never
heard of was Frederick Olmsted Law who designed New York City’s Central Park.
His classic account of Texas in 1850: “A Journey Through Texas,” published in
1857, is a solid and mostly objective look at Texas society in the middle part
of the 19th Century.John
Wesley Hardin Slept Here by Mike Cox 4-12-12
The night the rooster
crowed before midnight..."Crazy
Water" Cartoon by
Roger T. Moore
4-12-12 |
| Nolan
County Ghost Towns GLO vintage map 4-11-12Hylton
Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson
DeckerDoraOlga |
| Town
Nolan
Nolan Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 4-10-12
Ghost
TownShep
Taylor Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 4-10-12 |
Towns
Harmony
Karnes Co Photos courtesy William Beauchamp 4-9-12Garden
Ridge Comal Co Photos courtesy Stephen Michaels 4-4-12
Music
A
song inspired by John Wayne by Bob Bowman 4-8-12
Hamblen,
the son of an itinerant preacher, wrote hundreds of songs during his lifetime,
but his most enduring composition was the gospel classic inspired by, of all people,
John Wayne.
WWI
The War to
End All Wars
by Murray Montgomery 4-7-12
A
Gonzales County boy, Courtney C. Buchanan, served with the 36th Infantry Division
in World War I and some of the letters that he wrote home to his family and friends
were published in The Gonzales Inquirer.
People
Volney
Erskine Howard by Mike Cox 4-5-12
Reading
vintage newspapers, it’s not hard to see how Texans early on helped to develop
the long-standing notion that people from the Lone Star State are folks with whom
it is best not to mess.
Ghosts Ghosts
of Wilson County by Lois Zook Wauson 4-4-12
Most
buildings around 100 years old have certainly got some ghosts stories passed down
through the years... |
| Ghost
Town Pennington
by Bruce A. Martin 4-3-12
Former Trinity County seat Photos
courtesy Jerry Davis
Borden
County Ghost Towns
GLO vintage map 4-3-12Durham
| Julia | Mesquite
| Tredway | |
| CourthouseCass
County Courthouse by Terry Jeanson 4-2-12
ColumnsGoodnight
Texas by Ken
Rudine 4-2-12
"...A couple of years pass before Mick wrote down the melody and his lyrics.
In 2007 he found my Goodnight sign photo in TE and sent me an email including
his song telling me he has a plan to make a future music CD." |
Washington’s
East Texas Cousin by Bob Bowman 4-1-12
Alexander
Hamilton Washington, a cousin of George Washington, cut a wide swath through Polk
and San Jacinto counties before and after the Civil War, but finding any physical
reminder of his 28 years in East Texas is almost impossible... Retired
Seed Company Exec Remembers Mentor by Wanda Orton 4-1-12
While
attending high school and during summer breaks from Texas A&M University, Bernard
Selensky had yet another school of learning. The late Neil Burnside, a Baytown
rice farmer, was his educator out in the field... |
| Historic
Home Historic
Gaines-Oliphint House
4-1-12
Acknowledged
by the Texas Historical Commission as the oldest standing hand hewn log structure
in the state. A double pen planked log story and a half building with a dog trot...
Town Dotson
Panola Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 4-1-12 | |
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