FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: THE BAKER HOTEL – MINERAL WELLS TEXAS
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 …
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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS – BELLE PLAIN, TEXAS: A TEXAS GHOST TOWN
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 …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: FORT GRIFFIN STATE HISTORICAL SITE
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 …