Texas – Page 7 – Pictures of the Past

Carta Valley Texas

Carta Valley was established in the 1890’s and saw the height of its population grow to 150 in the 1960’s,[…]

The community of Granada was formed in the 1890’s and was later renamed after local rancher, John H. Given in[…]

Barstow is a living ghost town and carries on an important part of West Texas History. The small settlement of[…]

One town, two booms. Pyote was a small town for quite a while. It began with the newly built Texas[…]

Today’s Hovey is a real ghost town.

While it is referred to as a ghost town, Cedar Station was a place to stop for gas, tire repair,[…]

Travelers between Big Lake and Midland on highway 137 could very easily miss one of area’s original towns the hidden[…]

Allamoore has been tucked away in Southeast Hudspeth County since the 1908’s. However, the town didn’t get its name until[…]

Abilene opened the Anson Jones Elementary School in 1947. Continued growth lead to adding 3 classrooms to support grades 1-7[…]

The south Fort Worth Incinerator on Echo Lake was only used from the 1950-1960’s. Aside from rotting for 50+ years,[…]