Big Spring and Howard County (Images of America) - Softcover

Burrow Schrecengost, Tammy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738520594 ISBN 13: 9780738520599

Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2002

Inhaltsangabe

While Native Americans had been visiting the oasis at the cross roads of the Comanche War Trail for hundreds of years, Captain Randolph Marcy was the first White man to "discover" the springs on October 3, 1849. Settlers moved their families to the area, and the region quickly developed into a ranching and farming community. Captured here in over 200 vintage images are the trials and triumphs of settlers and residents to build a life in Big Spring and the towns of Howard County.

As the first settlers began setting up stakes in the region, a tent city was built at the springs while awaiting the arrival of a railway. Once the train was in service, Big Spring began to develop more permanent dwellings; schools, churches, and a newspaper were established, followed quickly by the building of hotels and banks and the formation of a local government. Featured here are over 150 years of the region's residents, homes, and social events, covering the many towns and communities of the County such as Forsan, Coahoma, Lomax, Elbow, Garden City, Knott, Vealmoor, Ackerly, and Vincent.

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Tammy Burrow Schrecengost offers a pictorial tribute to the communities of Howard County, featuring images from the County Historical Society and the Heritage Museum in Big Spring. She is currently the Research Information Specialist at the Museum.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0738520594
• ISBN 13: 9780738520599
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
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