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Comanche, TX RoadyGoat

Comanche wasn't always the quiet, charming place you see today. This land, these rolling hills at 1,335 feet, once echoed with the hoofbeats of cattle being driven north along the Central Texas route. That's what really put Comanche on the map in its early days, fueling the first businesses and drawing folks here after the county was established in 1856. It’s named, of course, for the Comanche people who knew this land long before. They say there's even a hidden gold mine somewhere nearby, a legend whispered through generations. The town itself was established a couple years later, and you can still see echoes of that history if you look close. Take the courthouse, for instance, that grand old Romanesque Revival building finished in 1893. It’s a testament to a time when Comanche was booming, a sign of its importance as the county seat. While those cattle drives aren't what they used to be, agriculture remains king here. It's a place where the past and present mingle, a community built on hard work, resilience, and a deep connection to the land.

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Comanche, TX RoadyGoat

Comanche sits nestled among the rolling hills of Central Texas, a land carved by time and water. The elevation, just over 1300 feet, gives you a sense of the wide-open sky, the kind that makes you feel small but connected to something bigger. This isn't harsh, unforgiving terrain. It’s land that yields, that supports life, though it asks for a little sweat in return. You can see why the cattle drives came through here, the grass thick enough to fatten up herds heading north. It’s a land that whispers of opportunity, maybe even of hidden treasures, if you believe the old stories about that lost gold mine somewhere in these hills. The county was established in the mid-1850s, a time when the echoes of the Comanche tribe still resonated across the land. The people who settled here were drawn to the fertile soil, and agriculture quickly became the lifeblood. You can still see that legacy today in the peanut farms and ranches that dot the landscape. There's a quiet charm to Comanche, a sense of community forged from working the land and facing the elements together. Friday nights are for football, the whole town rallying behind the high school team.

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Comanche, TX RoadyGoat

Comanche sits nestled in the rolling hills of Central Texas, a place where the spirit of the Old West still whispers on the wind. You can almost hear the echoes of cattle hooves on the old drive routes that crisscrossed this very land, fueling the town's early boom. It's a place where the land matters, where peanut farms and ranches still define the rhythm of life. Even the altitude, a little over 1,300 feet, gives you a sense of the open sky and the wide horizons that drew people here in the first place. And it's bred some interesting folks.

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Fritz, John Will

1963

John Will Fritz, head of the police investigation of the Kennedy assassination , was born on June 15, 1895, in Dublin, Texas. He spent much of his boyhood on a ranch near Lake Arthur, New Mexico. As a young man he traveled throughout West Texas and New Mexico, making his living as a horse and mule trader. He served a brief stint in the army during World War I and returned to Texas in his early twenties to enroll in Tarleton State College (now Tarleton State University) in Stephenville, where he sold three horses to pay for his tuition. Fritz joined the Dallas Police Department as a beat officer in 1921 and soon became a detective. He advanced through the ranks and was promoted to captain in 1934, when he organized the department's homicide and robbery bureau. Though he was made inspector of detectives in 1935, he voluntarily returned to being a captain in 1944. In 1947 he received the special title of senior captain, and later he reportedly refused the opportunity to become police chief. During his leadership of the homicide and robbery bureau, Fritz gained a reputation as an effective interrogator. In one ten-year period the homicide division reported 98 percent of the murders in Dallas cleared by arrest. His career spanned some of the most violent times in Dallas history as well as some troubling times for the police department. Fritz gained nationwide attention when he headed the investigation of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He was the first person to question suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald just hours after Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963. Though he did not get a confession, Fritz said he had all the proof he needed to convict, and before midnight he formally charged Oswald with the president's murder. Under the direction of Dallas police chief Jesse E. Curry, Fritz helped plan the transfer of Oswald to the county jail and was present when Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby during the move two days later. For years after the assassination Fritz rarely spoke of the case and turned down repeated offers for books and articles. In November 1969 he was appointed night commander of the criminal investigation division, an appointment that some interpreted as a demotion. He retired three months later, on February 27, 1970. The self-educated investigator, one of the most colorful figures in the Dallas Police Department, sometimes brought vagrants to the jail and saw that the "suspects" received a shower and a hot meal before they were released. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and an occasional escape to a pasture where he kept a few cattle and horses. He lived alone for much of his life, though he was married to a woman named Faye and had a daughter. Fritz was afflicted with heart disease and cancer; he died on April 19, 1984.

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Dublin - Dr Pepper's Original Home

1891

Dublin, Texas was home to the oldest Dr Pepper bottler in the world, using the original cane sugar formula since 1891, until a legal dispute with the Dr Pepper Snapple Group ended the arrangement in 2012.

Davis, George Andrew, Jr.

1950

George A. Davis, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Dublin, Texas, on December 1, 1920, to Pearl and George Davis, Sr. He attended Morton High School at Morton and Harding College at Searcy, Arkansas. He joined the United States Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet at Lubbock on March 21, 1942. He completed flight training with Class 43-B and was commissioned second lieutenant at Lake Charles, Louisiana. After further training as a fighter pilot he was assigned to the 342nd Fighter Squadron, 348th Fighter Group, Fifth Fighter Command, in the Southwest Pacific. Around New Guinea he flew some of the first P-47 aircraft in the Pacific Theater. While in the Pacific during World War II Davis became an "ace" with seven victories and was awarded the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster, and the Air Medal with seven clusters. He returned to the United States in 1945. During the Korean War, while leading a flight of four F-86 jet fighters near the Manchurian border, his element leader ran out of oxygen and with his wing man was forced to return to base. Major Davis and the other remaining F-86 continued the mission. The pilots sighted approximately twelve MIG-15 aircraft about to attack friendly fighter-bombers conducting low-level ground operations. Davis dove at the MIG formation and shot down two planes. While he was attacking a third, under continuous fire from enemy fighters, his aircraft received a direct hit, went out of control, and crashed into a mountain thirty miles south of the Yalu River. His bold attack permitted the friendly aircraft to complete their mission. For his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty," Davis received the Medal of Honor posthumously. He had also been awarded the nation's second highest decoration, the Distinguished Service Cross, a ninth cluster to the Air Medal, a third cluster to the DFC, a second Silver Star, and the Korean WLCHI Medal. On his sixtieth combat mission in Korea, his final mission, he scored his thirteenth and fourteenth aerial victories and became America's leading jet ace at the time. Mrs. Doris Forgason Davis received the Medal of Honor at Reese Air Force Base from air force chief of staff Gen. Nathan F. Twining. Also present were the three Davis children, Davis's parents, and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson . Davis's body was never recovered. A veteran's memorial was dedicated to him in the City of Lubbock Cemetery on November 16, 1990, and a Medal of Honor headstone was placed there by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Cow Creek Cemetery

1871

In 1871, Jesse Van donated land for a community cemetery for Cow Creek residents. The community included a school and the Cow Creek Methodist and Live Oak Baptist Churches. The first recorded burial was on March 15, 1874 for the infant daughter of J. P. and Indiane Martin. Earlier burials are possible, especially among 65 unidentified graves. The most historically significant burial was in 1895 for William Carroll Crawford, last surviving signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. In 1936, the state of Texas reinterred his remains in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. The cow creek cemetery association formed in 1971 to preserve this reminder of a rural settlement and its stories of the past.

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Miller, William T., Grist Mill

1882

Stonemasons Joe E. Bishop, "Rocky" Davis, and "Old Frank" Hamilton built this 2-story native stone mill for William T. Miller (1846-1936) in 1882. Steam power was used to grind grain here until a crude oil engine was installed (1918). The grist mill was converted to feed production after W. M. Wright and his son-in-law, Ted C. Robbins, purchased it in 1926. In 1974 Robbins and his wife gave the structure to the Dublin Historical Society as a museum for W. M. Wright Historical Park. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1975

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Dublin, TX

1854

Dublin is on U.S. highways 67 and 377 in southwest Erath County. It was founded in 1854 by A. H. Dobkins and named in 1860, probably for the warning cry at Indian raids, "Double In," for the capital of Ireland, or for the double-log cabins used by early settlers. Growth increased in 1874 as Dublin acquired stagecoach service and a post office. In 1881 the Texas Central Railroad was built through to Mount Airy, a few miles from Dublin. J. D. Bishop laid out a townsite on the line four miles south of Mount Airy, which drew residents from old to new Dublin. Within a year the new Dublin had forty-five businesses and sixty-five homes, so the railroad moved its depot from Mount Airy to new Dublin. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1889. By 1890 the population was 2,025. It was 2,370 in 1900, 2,271 in 1930, 2,746 in 1950, 2,810 in 1970, 2,723 in 1980, and 3,190 in 1990. The town is a center for agriculture and industry, including oil and gas production, clothing factories, peanut shelling and drying plants, feed mills, milk processing, saddle and rope making, and metal stamping. Dublin has two city parks, the Lyon Museum, a public library, a hospital, and a nursing home. It also has an airport, two railroads, a golf course, and recreational facilities at Proctor Reservoir . The town was one of the first in the state to have streetcars. It is the birthplace of golfer Ben Hogan , home of a world-championship rodeo, and the former home of the annual Grand Army of the Republic reunion.

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