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In 1912 Lamkin, Texas Had A Depot
I apologize for the clarity of this photo. I have taken it from my Comanche County History calendar of 1986. If you have access to the actual photo, Texans United would love to have a copy! In 1912 in Lamkin, … Continue reading
I Remember Jackie Kennedy’s Pink Suit
It’s very strange when you think about it. After all, I was only a child, and our television was still the old black and white in 1963. So why do you suppose the pink suit is ingrained, branded really, into my mind? After that … Continue reading
Love & Tragedy In Texas
A few weeks ago we brought you a love letter from Erath County to Comanche County. Today, Missy Jones talks about both the writer of the letter as well as the recipient.
Visiting Telegraph, Texas And Its Roots In Texas History
If you’ve lived in Texas for quite some time, and if you have an interest in Texas roots or cool Texas names, you’ve heard of Telegraph, Texas. I’ve heard the name for years, even flown through the “town” with a … Continue reading
1900 De Leon, Texas Blacksmith Shop
This blacksmith shop was owned in 1900 by J.J. Smith of De Leon, Texas who was the father of Hiram Smith. Mr. Smith is pictured on the left, a hired man in the middle, and Sam Short is on the … Continue reading
Election 1899, Having Power Didn’t Matter!
I had to smile this past week as pundits speculated whether or not people in the northeast would be able to vote on Election Day 2012 since having power might just be a problem. Hearing them talk caused me to … Continue reading
Remembering The 1897 Hexagon Hotel
The fabulous Hexagon Hotel opened its doors in December of 1897. The six-sided structure was located at 701 North Oak Avenue in Mineral Wells, Texas. Its builder, David Galbraith, is credited (at least in Mineral Wells) with having invented the … Continue reading
1926 Comanche High School Football Team
Here at Texans United we love to post these fun old photos like these 1926 Comanche Indians. Send us yours with some identification, and we will get it on the site! If you know these young men and see that … Continue reading
John Tarleton Of Tarleton State Fame
If you’ve had any contact at all with Tarleton State University, you’ve heard of John Tarleton, the man who gave some amount of money for the school to be built. If you’ve been to the Stephenville Historical Museum (and I … Continue reading
Fannie Porter Ran A Texas “Boarding House”
By all accounts the infamous Fannie Porter was born in England in 1873 and moved to this country the next year. The next few years are a little unclear to me because most accounts record that the widowed Fannie had … Continue reading
The Sipe Springs Angel
In Comanche County, Texas as well as everywhere else, there is always a reason why some events stand the test of time and are remembered for generations and why others of equal importance do not. Of course, seldom are we … Continue reading
Comanche National Bank And Texas Heritage
The Comanche National Bank is an institution in Comanche, Texas, one that has just “always” been here, right? Well, maybe not exactly but it has been a vital part of Comanche for a long, long time…since 1889, to be exact. … Continue reading
Making The Tea Cakes Of The 1800s Vintage Recipe
Janella Hendon is a historian from Dublin, Texas. Today she sends us a vintage recipe from the 1800s. If you’ve done any reading at all from that period, you know that tea cakes graced the table whenever possible. My own … Continue reading
Yankees Not Welcome In Comanche County
In 1878, Columbus Addison Lee arrived in Comanche County, Texas. He was a Yankee in a county that had supported the Confederacy, and that was a problem at times even though he became a part of the community and even … Continue reading
E.B. Featherston Speaks Of Texas Fence Cutting Wars
There has been quite a bit of information published in the last few years over what many call the fence wars. Most of the information that I will be using comes from the book A Pioneer Speaks, information from E.B. … Continue reading
1882 Message From The Dublin Enterprise
If you are ever tempted to wonder if life was really “all that hard” for residents of this area in the 19th Century, just try to imagine making sure that critters weren’t in your drinking water before you took a … Continue reading
A Child Is Lost On The Texas Frontier – Newspaper Account
Most anyone who has lived in this area for any length of time has at least heard of the little girl whom history has named the Little Lost Child. Hers is a story that grabs at the heartstrings as few can … Continue reading
A Child Is Lost On The Texas Frontier – Eye Witness Account
Monument erected where the child was found The story of what history calls The Lost Child is one that continues to resonate with men and women alike each and every time it is told. I’ve been fascinated as well as … Continue reading
A Little Bowling Lesson, 19th Century Style
I’ve read several blurbs through the years about various 19th Century Texas saloons having ten-pin alleys in them. Now, obviously I know that this means that bowling was offered in these saloons, but I just couldn’t get a picture in … Continue reading
Lee Family In Hogtown, Desdemona, Or Hog-Demonia!
You might remember that I wrote about the problems of Columbus Addison Lee in Comanche County a few months back. Although Lee became a part of the community, when times were hard, the locals just could not get past the … Continue reading
