Wednesday, December 7, 2011

1849: Major Ripley Arnold Speaks Up In Defense of the New Fort on the Trinity

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It is 1849 on the Grand Prairie of Texas, just east of the Cross Timbers on a high bluff overlooking the the confluence of the Clear Fork an...
Sunday, November 6, 2011

1894: A Lost North Fort Worth Map Reveals a Tantalizing Hint ~The Old Road to Azle?

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I love a mystery.  Even a little mystery.  This lost map mystery is really little and in the vast scope of things, insignificant to Fort Wor...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

1917-18: A Hot Time In Old Camp Bowie's "Entertainment" District? Not!

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The moment in 1917 that the deal that cinched Fort Worth as the site of a huge new US Army training post was signed was a moment that change...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Up the Hill: Memories of Ranger Hill on US-80 and the Bankhead Highway

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Old time truckers have many tales of Ranger Hill in the days before Interstate 20 toned things down. It's still quite a hill to climb an...
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Sunday, August 28, 2011

A Little History is Passing: The Old Saginaw Airfield Is About Gone

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Things change around us in the blink of an eye. Last July I was headed into Saginaw to have breakfast at JR's. The sun was in my eyes, a...
Sunday, August 21, 2011

A Macabre Mansion~Edwards Funeral Home in Strawn Has a Creepy Mascot~I Wonder If They Know?

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I was returning from a scout through Ranger Saturday when I decided to take a quick run up to Strawn in hopes that I might be able to get in...
Sunday, August 14, 2011

Gordon: The Lost Town On A Bankhead Highway Map ~ Twists and Turns Between Ranger & Fort Worth

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The Bankhead Highway History Group has become very active on Facebook. It is open to anyone with an interest in this historic old highway. ...