FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERIES
Throughout the backroads of Texas are scattered one of our most valuable and ignored historic resources: HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERIES. Some are located in our major cities, …
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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HELP RESCUE HISTORIC TEXAS DANCE HALLS
Scattered throughout rural Texas there are hundreds of historic dance halls. Some of these are still operating today while many are in disrepair. These halls …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS – 2ND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TEXAS FIDDLING – Burton Texas
During the 19th century a type of fiddle music began to emerge in Texas. Other string instruments like banjos and guitars joined the fiddles. …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS
On January 30,1886, a group of Dallas business leaders chartered a private corporation; The Dallas State Fair and Exposition, which was to become THE STATE …
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 …