On this day in 1837, Big Foot Wallace was recuperating from a badly sprained ankle and camped in cave near present-day Strawn. Wallace was on a surveying trip and is considered to be the first Anglo to explore the Palo Pinto area.#onthisday#StrawnTx#TexasFortsTrails
The First National Bank of Throckmorton opened for business on this day in 1901. The first bank building was a one-story frame building that burned in 1919. A new two-story rock building was built for the bank. #ThrockmortontTX#TexasFortsTrails#OnThisDay
On this day in 1876, The Reverend George Ward Dunbar, arrived at Fort Concho with his wife and two children. (The post’s second chaplain.) #TexasFortsTrail#FortConcho
Known to his peers as the “Jacksboro Philosopher,” Othol Hershel Martin, head football coach and athletic director of Texas Christian University, was born on this date in 1908. #OnThisDay#TexasFortsTrail#TCU
On this day in 1871, while searching for Comanches and Kiowas who had left Indian Territory, Colonel Ranald Mackenzie and his troops skirmished with a group of Indians in Blanco Canyon. The entire band of Indians escaped.
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#MineralWells became famous for its medicinal qualities and is named for the mineral springs in the area. In 1885 the town became a well known health resort when the crazy well was built. We continue the @texasfortstrail 50th Anniversary Caravan today. #ExtraDayinTX
The Heart of Texas Country Music Museum in #Brady houses an impressive collection of costumes and memorabilia from some of the top names in the industry. Another great stop on the @texasfortstrail caravan. #ExtraDayinTX