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Author | : Virginia Noelke |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738584768 |
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Soon after the Civil War, the city of San Angelo developed around Fort Concho. The mission of this western fort was to protect transportation routes, travelers, and settlers as they moved into territory claimed by Native Americans; and the mission of San Angelo was to make money by providing goods that the military personnel wanted and needed. After Fort Concho created peace in West Texas, it ceased operations. By 1889, however, San Angelo had plenty of dedicated citizens who would create an important western city on the banks of the Concho River. Agriculture was the basis of the economy in early San Angelo, which became a financial and marketing center for a wide region of West Texas. This book presents fascinating photographs that highlight the early history of a frontier town. The story ends in the late 1920s, when the discovery of oil changed the area dramatically.
Author | : Rose Austin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 14 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : San Angelo (Tex.) |
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Author | : Robbie M. Powers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : |
Genre | : San Angelo (Tex.) |
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Author | : (Mrs.) R. B. Austin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : First Christian Church. San Angelo, Texas |
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Author | : Gerron S. Hite |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0738596868 |
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San Angelo grew steadily as the largest trading center in the region after World War II, doubling in population from 1940 to 1950. Growth was spurred by oil production west of the city, construction of the Goodfellow Air Force Base, and the establishment of local ranches to raise sheep, goats, and cattle. San Angelo had its share of regional and national businesses, such as Woolworth, S.H. Kress & Co., Sears, and Safeway, and the booming economy included many local businesses that thrived and expanded in the 1950s. Businesses in downtown San Angelo moved to the suburbs or completely went out of business in accordance with the national trend; in recent years, however, the downtown has seen a rebirth thanks to visionary individuals, with projects such as a new fine art museum and a department store converted into the central library. Many other developments are on the horizon.
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Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1984 |
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Author | : Ken Peery |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2013-05-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781626973787 |
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In this book, Ken Peery tells the amazing story of the coming of faith and civilization to West Texas and San Angelo. From the earliest of planting of the Gospel by early Spanish explorers in southwest America, the city came into being because of the opening of Fort Concho by the Army. Agriculture, ranching, the buffalo and finally the striking of oil all combined to grow the city. Today the Spirit flourishes in the Queen City of West Texas. The reader will be excited to trace the growth as these chapters unfold the story. Four men walk across North America from sea to sea, surviving on prickly pears, pecans and roots. Grand Canyon and the Mouth of the Colorado River discovered. First Negro graduate of West Point served at Ft. Concho. Miss Hattie's, a popular bordello, entered via a tunnel under the street with access through a bank. A retired buffalo soldier worked as a carpenter and ranch hand until he died in 1957 at the age of 107. A woman with a shotgun faced down an angry mob of soldiers. Tuberculosis patients came to San Angelo to regain their health in the dry climate. Ken Peery, retired attorney, lives in Topeka, Kansas, with his wife, Doris, of nearly 60 years. They have two sons, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. This is his second book. His first book "Desires of My Heart - A Lawyers' Journey from Law to Justice" was published by Xulon Press in 2009. Thanks to the artist of the cover Hugh Campbell III of San Angelo and to Roger Sidener, also of San Angelo, for permission to use the image - RIO GRANDE RIVER - BIG BEND
Author | : W. B. Turner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : Tom Green County (Tex.) |
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Author | : Elmer Kelton |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1997-11-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0812551206 |
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For Gage Jameson, the summer of 1873 has been a poor hunt. A year ago he felled sixty-two buffalo in one stand, but now the great Arkansas River herd is gone, like the Republican herd before it. In Dodge City, old hide hunters speak is awe of a last great heard to the south--but no hunter who values his scalp dares ride south of the Cimarron and into Comanche territory. None but Gage Jameson....
Author | : Mike Cox |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2011-06-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1614238146 |
Download West Texas Tales Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Historian Mike Cox has been writing about Texas history for four decades, sharing tales that have been overlooked or forgotten through the years. Travel to El Paso during the "Big Blow" of 1895, brave the frontier with Elizabeth Russell Baker, and stare down the infamous killer known as Old Three Toe. From frontier stories and ghost towns to famous folks and accounts of everyday life, this collection of West Texas Tales has it all.