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History
in a Pecan Shell
1891 was the year Crowell was founded and the county was organized
the following year. By 1900 the town had 500 citizens and they all
awaited the coming of the railroad (the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient)
which arrived in 1908. Oil was discovered and kept the town reasonably
immune from the Great Depression.
The tornado of 1942 killed 10, and left 1,500 homeless. 90% of the
town's buildings were destroyed. |
Crowell, Texas
Landmarks
& Photo Galllery
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Crowell, Texas
Vintage Photos
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Ringgold Corner
in 1906 or 1907
Photo
courtesy
Jim Rich |
"This part
of the Ringgold Building was built in 1922"
Click on image to enlarge
Photo
courtesy
Jim Rich |
B.F. Ringgold
Building - the half on the north was built in 1923
Photo
courtesy
Jim Rich |
B.F. Ringgold
Building
Click on image to enlarge
Photo courtesy
John Tarbell |
B.F. Ringgold
Building
"B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Ringgold, was in the hardware business
in Crowell from c.1910 till his death in 1935. He is buried in the
Crowell cemetery." - John Tarbell, May 18, 2018 |
Pease River
Battlefield
Nine miles East
of Crowell on FM 98 is a marker commemorating the recapture of Cynthia
Ann Parker, Texas' most famous Indian captive. Captured in 1836
near Groesbeck,
she was "rescued" 24 years later in 1860 and died shortly thereafter
- after attempting to escape back to the Comanches. She was the mother
of Quanah Parker
who grew up to go on wolf hunts with President Theodore Roosevelt
and have Quanah, Texas (30
miles North) named after him. |
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Centennial Marker
Pease River
Battlefield
In 1860, at the
Battle of Pease River, Indian captive Cynthia
Ann Parker and her daughter, Prairie Flower, were rescued by Texas
Rangers under Captain L. S. Ross (later Governor of Texas). Cynthia
Ann, most celebrated of all Comanche captives, had been taken at age
9 in a raid on Fort
Parker, May 19, 1836. Traders who saw her later said she had taken
the name "Naduah" and wished to remain among her adopted people. She
married Chief Peta Nocona, by whom she had 2 sons, Pecos and Quanah
Parker. Although she was returned to her uncle's family, she was
never completely happy and tried to escape several times. She died
1864. |
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Copper Breaks
State Park / Lake Copper Breaks:
Eight miles North across the Hardeman County line.
Copper Breaks State Park
777 Park Road 62
Quanah, Tx 79252-7679
940/839-4331 http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us
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Crowell, Texas
Forum
Subject:
Crowell and Paducah
My name is Kristi Norman Brown and I am working on my family tree.
Does anyone know of any books or articles on family histories from
Crowell or Paducah that would help me in my research? My ancestors
are A.Y. Norman (lots of Norman's there) Cotners, McCormicks, Knox,
Wanda Moore, and Eula "Cricket" Norman. Any help anyone can provide
would be greatly appreciated. - Kristi Norman Brown, February 27,
2006
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