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August 2013 Issue
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History

The Capitals of Texas by Jeffery Robenalt 8-1-13
During the unrest and confusion of pre-Revolution Texas and the establishment of a new and independent republic, the capital of the Republic of Texas shifted locations several times, from San Felipe de Austin, the capital of Stephen F. Austin's original colony to the present-day capital city of Austin, a town created for the sole purpose of serving as the Republic's seat of government.

Ghost Town

Nopal, aka Peru La Salle Co 1882 Vintage GLO map 8-30-13

"Once Upon A Line" by d.knape

Passing By 8-30-13

Poet Laureate Of Ammannsville 8-30-13

Gone Fishin' 8-28-13

Columns

"Skelped" by Mike Cox 8-29-13
Life on the Texas frontier sometimes made men out of boys and forced women into decidedly gritty, non-traditional roles.

Courthouse

Rusk County Courthouse by Terry Jeanson 8-28-13

Columns

Sam Houston's trusted friend was born a slave by Murray Montgomery 8-27-13
He is honored by two Texas historical markers...

Ghost Town

Eldridge Gray Co Photos courtesy Dan Guthrie & Barclay Gibson 8-26-13

Column

Oh Meteors by David Knape 8-24-13
Cemetery

Dallas' Freedman's Cemetery Dallas County Photos courtesy David Cole 8-23-13

Column

How Photographer Drew Kapalach’s Camera Sees Galveston by Bill Cherry 8-22-13
There is a photo taken by Mr. Kalapach that reminds me of a great George Mitchell story, one that’s completely different; one no one knew to tell.

Towns

Port Lavaca Calhoun Co New photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-22-13

Olivia Calhoun Co New photos courtesy Ken Rudine 8-22-13

High Island Galveston Co Photos courtesy Rodger Whatley 8-21-13

Columns

Cabeza de Vaca, M.D. by Mike Cox 8-21-13
The story of Texas medicine begins more than four centuries ago somewhere near the Rio Grande in the vastness of the Big Bend...

Towns

Arbor Houston Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-19-13

Fairmont Floyd Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-19-13

Ovalo Floyd Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-20-13

Columns

Whiskey Bomb Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 8-20-13

9 Boys by David Knape 8-18-13

Be it ever so ‘umble by Wanda-Orton 8-17-13
It’s not just a name. Humble Oil & Refining Co. is our link to the past, a reminder not only of a refinery but...

Towns

Belmena Milam Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-18-13

Barwise Floyd Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-17-13

Bon Wier Newton Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-16-13

Wickett Ward Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-14-13

Lovelace Hill Co 8-12-13

Columns

West Texas Black Bear Kills an East Texas Man Named Brown by Mike Cox 8-15-13
A posse formed quickly after the attack and soon a party of armed, grim-faced men worked their way along Live Oak Creek looking for the killer.

The Boys of Summer by Frances Giles 8-14-13
Beaumont had long had different farm teams which groomed players for the big league, and Stuart Stadium...

The Short Life of the Texas Highway Patrol C. F. Eckhardt 8-13-13
The Texas Department of public safety has an interesting history which begins not in 1935, but in 1875...

Bulldogging a Steer Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 8-13-14

Kindness In A Candy Jar by David Knape 8-12-13

Austin

Mirabeau Lamar's Buffalo 8-11-13
Excerpt from "Seat of Empire: The Embattled Birth of Austin, Texas" by Jeffrey Stuart Kerr
Texas Tech University Press, July 2013

Towns & Ghost Towns

Austonio Houston Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-10-13

Gruver Hansford Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-8-13

Sour Lake Hardin Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-5-13

Plata Presidio Co Photos courtesy Ron Duckworth 8-5-13

DaCosta Victoria Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-4-13

Upton County Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson & Barclay Gibson 8-8-13

Rankin County Seat

Upland First County Seat, Ghost Town

Upton County Courthouse

Columns

“Dr. J.B. Cranfill’s Chronicle: A Story of Life in Texas” by Mike Cox 8-7-13
As the author of this 496-page opus not so modestly proclaimed, his 1916 volume was “Written by Himself about Himself.”

Aug. 10, 1935: Texas Department of Public Safety Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 8-6-13

Gas Stations

Mosty's Kerrville Photos courtesy Wayne Graefen 8-4-13

Towns

Avinger Cass Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-2-13

Lamkin Comanche Co Photos courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey 8-2-13

Seagraves Gaines Co Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson 8-1-13

Columns

Clyde Barrow, motorist by Clay Coppedge 8-2-13
The key to notorious Depression-era outlaws Bonnie and Clyde staying alive as long as they did was not Clyde Barrow’s skill with a gun but his skill with an automobile, especially the V-8 Ford. He practiced driving more than he practiced shooting, and for a very practical reason.

When The Time Comes by David Knape 8-2-13

Columns

Journalist Describes Physical Texas in 1910 by Mike Cox 8-1-13
Few journalists of his time could wax from vitriol to humor as well as J.S. “K. Lamity” Bonner...

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