FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: FORT WOLTERS – MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS
Fort Wolters is located four miles out side of Mineral Wells, Texas. The fort was an official Army camp for 21 years, from 1925 to …
Backroads
FOCUS ON THE BACKROAD: THE LONGHORN BALLROOM
In 1950, Dallas millionaire O.L. Nelson built a venue know as Bob Will’s Ranch House for Texas country music legend Bob Will’s and His Texas …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY ART
Cemeteries are a link to our past – they are full of history and stories of real people. There are approximately 50,000+ cemeteries in Texas. …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HICO, TEXAS
This area was first settled in the early 1800’s. A post office was established in 1860 was then closed in 1867 and finally reopened in …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church High Hill, Texas (Schulenburg)
In the early 1860’s during the European immigration several families of Austrian and German descent settled in High Hill. They were searching for religious freedom …