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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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Houseful of History

Houseful of History

by John Hallowell

Tue, Apr 12, 2011

Margy and Darrell Waldrip, in the dining room of their historic bed-and-breakfast near Gruene.

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Gently Resisting Change

Gently Resisting Change

by John Hallowell

Tue, Feb 08, 2011

The town of Gruene was at its zenith in 1904, when Henry D. Gruene built this fine brick mercantile store. Today, his little town is a remarkable window into 19th-century Texas, and a major attraction for travelers on I-35.

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City of a Prince

City of a Prince

by John Hallowell

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Unprepared as they might have been, Prince Solms and his hardy German pioneers were the first to civilize a little corner of the Texas Hill Country.

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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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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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