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Author Archives: Ammannsville, Texas‘ roots go back to the 1870’s and is named after the first settler, Andrew Amman. Like many of the towns in the area the early settlers were German and Czech immigrants. In 1876 the first business opened and the town had a post office by 1890. St. John the Baptist Catholic Church was […]  In the 1800s Czech and German immigrants came to the Lone Star State, many settled in the central part of Texas. They named their towns after towns they had left in their homelands. Dubina, Texas is one of these towns. These settlers had a very strong work ethic, a great sense of community, and a […]  Every year, come December there is magic in the air as we prepare for Christmas and the chance to celebrate Jesus’ birth. After Mary and Joseph had traveled the BACKROADS our savior was born in a manger. There is not better place to celebrate the birth of Christ then on the Backroads of THE LONE […]  Located in the panhandle of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. It is approximately 120 miles long with an average width of 6 miles. Some areas are as wide as 20 miles. It’s depth ranges from 800 to 1,000 feet. There is evidence of human habitation of the […]  The Texas Longhorn should be named the “official animal of the Texas Backroad”. The long cattle drives during the 1800’s when millions of cattle were herded northward from Texas defines to most the “old west”. J Frank Dobie , wrote in his 1941 classic, The Longhorns, that the Chisholm Trail, from Texas to Kansas; “initiated […] |
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