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Fredericksburg, Texas

The Spaniards Arrive in the Hill Country

by Kenn Knopp

Tue, Jul 20, 2010

Expeditions from Spain continued to make their way into South and Central America and into North America.

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TWENTIETH CENTURY...THE LURE CONTINUES

TWENTIETH CENTURY...THE LURE CONTINUES

by Kenn Knopp

Tue, Jul 20, 2010

To this day persons are still trying to buy or lease land in the Hill Country mineral belt with the hope of striking it rich.

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Best Hill Country Swimming

Best Hill Country Swimming

by Mr Hill Country

Mon, Jul 19, 2010

Best places for swimming, fishing and boating in the hill country, according to our Facebook fans.

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Mason to Fredericksburg

Mason to Fredericksburg

by John Hallowell

Mon, Feb 14, 2011

The little communities along Highway 87 have some great stories to tell -- about themselves and about their bigger neighbors.

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Leading the Way

Leading the Way

by John Hallowell

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

The audacious German immigrants marched boldly into the heart of Comanche territory to establish the remarkable town of Fredericksburg

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"All the World is Welcome Here"

"All the World is Welcome Here"

by Scott Country

Mon, Jul 26, 2010

A brief history of President Lyndon Johnson and a rundown on visitor opportunities at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park.

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Best Place for Breakfast in the TxHC

Best Place for Breakfast in the TxHC

by Mr Hill Country

Wed, Jul 21, 2010

Best places to eat breakfast in the Texas hill country, according to our facebook fans, check it out.

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The Ovals of History, "Happy History" or real history

The Ovals of History, "Happy History" or real history

by Kenn Knopp

Tue, Jul 20, 2010

"Is it for Happy History or Real History that you are here?" The approach of this book was based on the eye-opening clues he and others provided at some risk to their livelihood

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GERMAN MONARCHY TAKES INTEREST IN THE HILL COUNTRY NATURAL TREASURES

GERMAN MONARCHY TAKES INTEREST IN THE HILL COUNTRY NATURAL TREASURES

by Kenn Knopp

Tue, Jul 20, 2010

The Germans and the Mexicans got the message..”Finger davon!”..which is Fredericksburg German for “Keep your fingers out of it”...or in today’s Texas term, “Don’t mess with Texas!”

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Daughter follows in father's footsteps

Daughter follows in father's footsteps

by Kelly Carper Polden

Fri, Jul 16, 2010

Daughter follows in father's footsteps

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TEXAS FEVER The Winchester Quarantine

TEXAS FEVER The Winchester Quarantine

by C. F. Eckhardt

Fri, Jul 16, 2010

Texas fever and a Texas war.

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Texas Walks

Texas Walks

by Dan Stephens

Fri, Jul 16, 2010

Walk across Texas with author Allan C. Kimball

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Garrett Murder

Garrett Murder

by C. F. Eckhardt

Fri, Jul 09, 2010

Nearly everybody knows that Sheriff Pat Garrett of Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory, shot and killed a 21-year-old bandit named Henry McCarty, who usually went by Billy the Kid, in Pete Maxwell's bedroom at Fort Sumner in July, 1881. What most people don't know is that Pat Garrett was himself murdered in Do�a Ana County, New Mexico 27 years later. The murder of Pat Garrett is one of the many unsolved mysteries of the West.

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