From Boomtown to Ghost Town: Ranger, Breckenridge, and Thurber Museums Recall Early 20th Century Oil Rush
Derricks filled the town of Ranger during the oil boom, as depicted in this circa-1920 photo on display in the ... Read More »
Historic Tales from the Largest Trail Ride in the World
Members of the Salt Grass Trail Ride, the oldest and largest ride, trot triumphantly on their Appaloosas into ... Read More »
Meet the Fort Worth Heroes Who Are Memorialized in the Stockyards Hotel
In our February issue story on the Stockyards Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, we made quick mention of names like ... Read More »
A Tricentennial Timeline of San Antonio
The city’s modern-day story is only just beginning, but the same could have been said 300 years ago. The story, ... Read More »
If These Trees Could Talk
No historical marker indicates that this particular pecan tree near the grounds of the Texas National Guard ... Read More »
Chasing Quicksilver History in Beautiful Big Bend
The Big Bend’s desert mountains are like magnets for modern nomads seeking isolation and adventure. But the ... Read More »
The National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration in Lubbock
As a Tennessee native who married a Texan, I’ve long been fascinated with the difference between the two ... Read More »
Never-Ending Chisholm Debate
Chisholm Trail buffs frequently clash over the trail’s history, beginning with a basic question of whether it ever ... Read More »
Heart of Texas History
Some of the most enjoyable visits I’ve made to Texas small towns have included a little time spent in jail. Not ... Read More »
Holocaust Remembrance
One of the deepest scars in the history of humankind is the Holocaust. Friday, January 27 is International ... Read More »
San Antonio’s Grande Dames
Three grand San Antonio hotels, the St. Anthony, Gunter, and Crockett, opened in 1909. The timing is hardly a coincidence. Founded at the crossroads of early travel routes, San Antonio saw significant growth after Texas became part of the Union and again with the arrival of the railroad in 1877. According to the Texas Almanac, San Antonio was the state’s most populous city in 1909. And, says architect Irby Hightower, principal of Alamo Architects Inc., these hotels filled a growing need for lodging and places to conduct business. Even during tough economic times in the 1920s and 1930s, San Antonio prospered thanks to oil and ranching money. Through the years, these hotels made enough money to remain open but not so much to tempt their owners to tear them down and build something bigger. All three have continuously operated as hotels, and thanks to recent renovations, they retain their original grandeur. Read More »
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