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Category Archives: Backroads The vision to build the Baker Hotel began in 1922 when the good folks of Mineral Wells, Texas raised $150,000 in an effort to build a large hotel/resort owned by local shareholders. The vision began over the concern that outsiders were profiting off the growing fame of the area’s mineral water. They recruited the help […]  Norwegian settlers began settling in Bosque County in 1854. Most of their time was spent clearing the land, building homes, harvesting crops, and providing for everyday life. Most of these settlers were Lutheran and Sundays were days of rest and gathering to worship in their homes. In 1886 St Oafs Kirke (The Rock Church) was […]  In 1875, Nelson Smith purchased land with plans to build a college and a town. It is believed that the town’s name Belle Plain was in honor of Katie Belle Magee, the first child born in the town. By the next had a population of 55 and three businesses. In 1877 Callahan County was established […]  Located in the rolling hills between the West Fork of the Trinity River and Clear Fork of the Brazos River Fort Griffin was considered on of the wildest places in the Old West. On July 29, 1867 Fort Griffin was established by four companies of the Sixth Cavalry of the US Army to give settlers […]  Summer is here……..time for the Family Road Trip. Along with baseball, hotdogs, and apple pie there is nothing more American the the road trip. This summer (hopefully) millions of American will pack their bags, throw them in the trunk, load the kids in the back seat to begin the GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY ROAD TRIP. Some […] |
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