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Adina De Zavala – Photo courtesy of Texas State Historical Association

Adina De Zavala – Photo courtesy of Texas State Historical Association

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Remembering Adina De Zavala

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
I'm not sure if some citizens of Texas realize just how much they owe to a handful of ladies who saved from ruin, our most precious historic structure, the Alamo.
Photo for illustration purposes only – courtesy Pixabay

Photo for illustration purposes only – courtesy Pixabay

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‘Booger Red - ugliest man living or dead’

Murray Montgomery
Monday, January 2, 2023
Memories of Christmas probably weren’t all that great for Samuel Thomas “Booger Red” Privett. It was a planned Christmas celebration that caused his face to be permanently disfigured and the loss of sight in one eye.
Photo courtesy of Pixabay

Photo courtesy of Pixabay

From Successful Cattleman to Man Burner

Murray Montgomery
Monday, December 19, 2022
Cattlemen are a large part of the great and colorful history of Texas. They are credited with saving the state from financial ruin after the Civil War and their lives have been chronicled by many writers down through the years.
Original copper brewing kettle from Coors 1873 founding. Rocky Creek Brewery was founded in 1875; could its brewing vat have been similar? Photo courtesy Library of Congress    

Original copper brewing kettle from Coors 1873 founding. Rocky Creek Brewery was founded in 1875; could its brewing vat have been similar? Photo courtesy Library of Congress    

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Rocky Creek Brewery

Murray Montgomery
Sunday, December 4, 2022
By Murray Montgomery - Staff WriterI tend to spend my Thursday afternoons at the local library researching past issues of The Moulton Eagle and other newspapers around the area.
Photo by Pixabay

Photo by Pixabay

The Lost Treasure of Padre Island

Murray Montgomery
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Treasure hunting is one of those things which tends to stir the imagination of most folks – and the thought of looking for buried treasure has always fascinated me, as well.I remember back in the early 1960s, I was a teenager and lived with my family in Angleton, Texas.

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Part 1: Notable events in our history...

Bobby Horecka
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Gen. Santa Anna, dressed in his underling's uniform, is brought before Sam Houston, who is sprawled out beneath a tree as doctors work on him to patch up a broken leg he sustained during the battle.
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