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National Historic Landmark- Trujillo Homestead / Zapata Ranch
After the United States annexed Mexico’s n...
Sangre de Cristos Mountains
In 1848, John C. Fremont was hired to find a ...
Hale’s Hot Cave
In the fall of 1897, a petition from four bathhouse owners...
Crystal and Pythian Bathhouses
Little is known about African American bathing services du...
Fordyce Bathhouse
Businessman and railroad magnate Samuel Wesley Fordyce was...
Initial Engagement and Mexican Retreat
A second detachment of Houston's cavalry had been sent to ...
The Approach to San Jacinto and the Encampment
On April 20, a detachment of Texas cavalry reconnoitering ...
Causes for Independence
In February 1831, Land Commissioner Francisco Madero issue...
Missoula Foot Races
Distance ...
Frenchtown Community
Settled in 1857, Frenchtown ...
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National Historic Landmark- Trujillo Homestead / Zapata Ranch
After the United States annexed Mexico’s northern territories in 1848, the new American citizens of the Southwest moved north and east. One of these Hispano Americans was Teofilo Trujillo, who settled with his wife in the San Luis Valley ...
Sangre de Cristos Mountains
In 1848, John C. Fremont was hired to find a railroad route from St. Louis to California. He crossed the Sangre de Cristos into the San Luis Valley in winter, courting disaster but proving that a winter crossing of ...
Hale’s Hot Cave
In the fall of 1897, a petition from four bathhouse owners protested an unfair privilege granted to Hale Bathhouse where, in the basement’s interior a “hot cave” had been excavated featuring a thermal spring. The petitioners charged the Hale used ...
Crystal and Pythian Bathhouses
Little is known about African American bathing services during the 1860s and 1870s. In the 1880s black patrons could buy bath tickets at the Ozark Bathhouse, the Independent Bathhouse, and possibly the Rammelsberg Bathhouse on Bathhouse Row, but they were ...
Fordyce Bathhouse
Businessman and railroad magnate Samuel Wesley Fordyce was a key figure in the early development and promotion of Hot Springs as an international spa and resort. He first visited in 1873 seeking a cure for lingering health problems caused by ...
Initial Engagement and Mexican Retreat
A second detachment of Houston's cavalry had been sent to New Washington to reconnoiter Santa Anna's movements. This detachment found the Mexicans had burned the town and were advancing toward Lynch's Ferry. The Mexican Army arrived at site Marker 11 ...
The Approach to San Jacinto and the Encampment
On April 20, a detachment of Texas cavalry reconnoitering the route to Lynch's Ferry captured a flatboat full of provisions, staged for use by Santa Anna's men near the ferry landing. The Texas Army arrived near this spot about 11:00 ...
Causes for Independence
In February 1831, Land Commissioner Francisco Madero issued land titles to some of the people who had come to settle in Texas, which was then part of Mexico. Having been given legal ownership of the land, the settlers established the ...
Missoula Foot Races
Distance running has a storied history in Missoula, Montana. Take, for example, the “Course des Femmes,” the first documented footrace in the area, which took place nearly 200 ...
Frenchtown Community
Settled in 1857, Frenchtown is one of Montana’s earliest communities. Appearing ahead of the Montana gold rushes and in advance of the railroad, many of Frenchtown’s settlers were closely-connected to the fur trade and many were French-Canadians or ...
