Bandera County - Couverture souple

Frontier Times Museum

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738585548 ISBN 13 : 9780738585543

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2010

Synopsis

Located in the picturesque Texas Hill Country, Bandera County was named for nearby Bandera Pass, a naturally occurring passageway through the neighboring hills. Near the pass, the Medina River weaves its way through the county. In 1853, a group of settlers arrived and set up camp to make shingles from the huge cypress trees that grew along the river. Soon immigrant workers from Poland were recruited to work at a newly built sawmill. The beauty and abundance of resources also attracted an early group of Mormons, who established a nearby colony. The town of Bandera was designated the county seat at the formation of Bandera County in 1856. Bandera became a staging area for cattle drives up the Western Trail, and today the county still maintains its frontier character. The Western way of life prevails as visitors from around the world come to sample cowboy living on local dude ranches and enjoy honky-tonk music and dancehalls.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The Frontier Times Museum was established in 1933 by J. Marvin Hunter, publisher of the Frontier Times magazine. Photographs for this publication were gathered from the museum's historic photograph collection and were generously loaned by local families and the Bandera County Historical Commission.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738585548
• ISBN 13: 9780738585543
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible