Big Spring and Howard County - Hardcover

Schrecengost, Tammy; Burrow Schrecengost, Tammy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531614086 ISBN 13: 9781531614089

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2002

Synopsis

While Native Americans had been visiting the oasis at the cross roads of the Comanche War Trail for hundreds of years, Captain Randolph Marcy was the first White man to "discover" the springs on October 3, 1849. Settlers moved their families to the area, and the region quickly developed into a ranching and farming community. Captured here in over 200 vintage images are the trials and triumphs of settlers and residents to build a life in Big Spring and the towns of Howard County.

As the first settlers began setting up stakes in the region, a tent city was built at the springs while awaiting the arrival of a railway. Once the train was in service, Big Spring began to develop more permanent dwellings; schools, churches, and a newspaper were established, followed quickly by the building of hotels and banks and the formation of a local government. Featured here are over 150 years of the region's residents, homes, and social events, covering the many towns and communities of the County such as Forsan, Coahoma, Lomax, Elbow, Garden City, Knott, Vealmoor, Ackerly, and Vincent.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531614086
• ISBN 13: 9781531614089
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130