A busy highway corridor that stretches from Decatur Texas, northwest of Dallas, all the way to Pueblo Colorado additionally serves as a trip back to the days of the historic cattle ranches. US Highway 287 is the primary highway for those touring from the Dallas/Fort Worth space northwest to Amarillo Texas and past. It is a roadway that cuts via the land that at one time was dwelling to famous Texas ranches such because the XIT, the JA Ranch and the Waggoner Ranch. Every of those ranches have their very own distinctive story to inform. The XIT which spanned over 3 million acres was answerable for the funds that built the Texas state capitol building in Austin.
On a chilly windy Saturday in the course of the first week in March, dad had hitched a flat-bed farm wagon to the again of his outdated Chevy. Uncle Dick then came over and helped move our furniture and family home equipment from a rented residence in West Allis on to the wagon, We then drove on a two lane highway out into the countryside in Waukesha County. The 70 acre farm which dad had rented was located on a small hill about one mile off of the primary highway. The owner lived in a small cottage on the foot of the hill.
The railroad attracted a variety of companies to the world, which in flip attracted a lot more settlers. The first enterprise to land within the area was a steam-powered cotton gin which attracted cotton farmers from across the county. Later an ice manufacturing facility was constructed beside the cotton gin and in 1913 the Skye Dome Theatre was built in the city. The theater played silent movies, accompanied by a piano player.
This was a superb and informative hub. In Wickenburg, Arizona, a lady named Elizabeth Smith efficiently opened a hotel and ran it for a interval of years before racism forced her into early retirement. She was African American. This isn’t a widely known, or effectively-publicized facet of Wickenburg history. I believe it is embarrassing to most of the residents there that this is a part of their historical past, however we should always attempt to learn from history so we can’t be doomed to repeat it. This was an interesting area of focus and why I all the time love reading your hubs Dahoglund!
Duane Heryford, Rod Plew, and the Younger Household Ranch Trustees have been working around the clock to make the Young Household Ranch extra accessible for persons with disabilities. A sparkling new cement parking house and sidewalk from the driveway to the downstairs of the house are a lovely and utilitarian addition to the Ranch property. Additionally, the Trustees have been investigating the property for a possible new water source and properly. Invoice Cargill and Invoice, electrician extraordinaires, spent a day at the Ranch rewiring the circuit board within the basement to ensure security and integrity of the home electrical suply.
