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A chapter titled "An Episode of Paint Rock" is devoted to the town in the 1895 book, A Lone Star Bo-Peep, and Other Tales of Texan Ranch Life written by Howard Seely. [10] The chapter chronicles the week of May 5, 1883, in Paint Rock and features several local residents in the text.
One of 19 life-sized bronze steers featured in Gibson Park in front of the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas. The National Ranching Heritage Center, located on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, Texas, is a unique museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history and heritage of ranching in the United States.
She purchased Grey Badger II and Hollywood Gold, two show horses which lived on the ranch. [4] By 1936, there were 20,000 Hereford cattle on the ranch. [4] In the 1960s and 1970s, the barn on the ranch was used in advertisements for Marlboro, the cigarette brand. [3] [4] In 1975, scenes of the movie Mackintosh and T.J. were filmed on the ranch. [4]
After the sale, Lyda retired to his 220,000-acre La Escalera Ranch south of Fort Stockton, Texas. By 1999, he had owned or traded more than 880,000 acres (3600 km²) of ranch real estate, including the large Ladder Ranch in southeastern New Mexico, which he eventually sold to Ted Turner and Jane Fonda. Lyda died in 2005.
The March 28, 2000 tornado moved roughly along the north side of West 7th Street from the old Montgomery Ward building (now Montgomery Plaza) into downtown Fort Worth.
Rogers is located in southeastern Bell County. U.S. Route 190 passes through the town, leading northwest 14 miles (23 km) to Temple and southeast 17 miles (27 km) to Cameron.
Killeen, Texas, is located in east-central Texas and has a population of about 156,000, according to the latest U.S. census. It has a 65-and-over population of 11% and is also home to Fort Hood ...
Fossil Rim's property covers 1800 acres of hill-country topography including rolling hills, limestone deposits, and wooded and open land. In addition to providing habitat for the facility's animals, this land is also used for hay production and the protection of native Texas flora and fauna.