FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: CLAIREMONT, TEXAS – a West Texas ghost town
In the center of Kent County Texas is Clairemont – the formal county seat and now a ghost town. Clairemont was established in 1892, located …
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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: FIDDLING ON THE BACKROADS OF TEXAS
As you travel the backroads of Texas you will soon realize that the historical soundtrack of these roads is the Fiddle. Over hundreds of years …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: TEXAS RANCHES
The 1960’s were the golden age of the TV Western. Many of the shows were centered around large cattle ranches. Like other boys, the cowboys …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
The Guadalupe Mountains National Park, located in west Texas, is a center of geological wonderment. This area preserves some of the exposed remains of the Capitan …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: PORT ISABEL CEMETERY – PORT ISABEL TEXAS
Hidden on the backroads of Texas are thousands of historic cemeteries that contain important bits of history of the people who settled the Lone Star …