A cowboy at the entrance of a dugout in Texas, 1907. Image courtesy of Amon Carter Museum.
Unearthing the story of Dugout Homes
Murray Montgomery
By Murray Montgomery
I had been thinking about doing a story on dugout homes for a long time – they were one choice of housing available to the impoverished pioneers of this country. The more research that I did, my respect for our ancestors grew even more; as if that was possible.
Saturday, July 22, 2023