Lueders, Texas

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Musical Heritage

Elvis at the Roundup Hall RoadyGoat

You're at the Texas Cowboy Reunion grounds in Stamford, home to Roundup Hall. This building has hosted country dances for generations, and in 1955 it hosted Elvis Presley — twice. He played Stamford that April, with a show at the high school followed by one at Roundup Hall the same night, then came back in June for another round at Roundup Hall. The Texas Cowboy Reunion itself started in 1930, when local ranchers and businessmen put together a celebration of West Texas cowboy heritage during the hardest years of the Depression. Nearly a century later, the Reunion still fills these grounds every July with rodeo events, fiddling contests, and dances. Roundup Hall stands right where you're passing, part of the same grounds that have kept the tradition going since the beginning.

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History of Lueders

The Stone That Built Texas Tech RoadyGoat

The stone that made Lueders famous is all around you, and it has a distinct style. If you've ever visited the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, you've seen Lueders limestone. Tech's Spanish Renaissance buildings are wrapped in ornately carved limestone, and the university has kept coming back to these quarries — as have SMU, TCU and the University of Texas. The stone's warm, earthy tones and its durability are the draw. Architects also love how it works: it cuts and carves in more than one direction, which is what makes those columns and pilasters and all that fine detail possible. Quarried out of the ground just outside this small Jones County town, Lueders stone has gone into projects nationwide, from government buildings to private mansions. Lueders isn't just a place; it's a brand, a mark of quality in the world of architecture, shipped from these very quarries to the rest of the country.

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From Ancient Seafloor to Modern Building RoadyGoat

The limestone around Lueders is a 270-million-year-old resource, but getting it out of the ground is a marvel of modern engineering. It’s not done with simple dynamite. First, geologists identify the most valuable ledges, or layers, of stone. Then, operators use massive, six-foot-long chainsaws to cut deep channels into the rock bed, isolating a section. The real magic is the diamond-wire saw. This is a cable embedded with industrial diamonds, running on a pulley system. It can slice through the base of a stone section that's 40 feet deep and 100 feet long, cutting a slab weighing millions of pounds. Hydraulic wedges are then used to pop the giant block, called a 'loaf,' free from the quarry floor. From there, massive loaders lift smaller, 20-ton blocks to be cut into slabs. It's a precise process, using geology, physics, and powerful technology to turn an ancient seafloor into modern architecture.

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Lueders, TX RoadyGoat

Lueders is a place shaped by stone and circumstance. The land itself, perched at a slightly higher elevation than the surrounding plains, offers a small reprieve from the Texas heat, a subtle advantage that made settlement a little more bearable. But it was the discovery of Lueders limestone that truly set the town apart. That distinctive stone, durable and beautiful, became the backbone of buildings far beyond this corner of the state, creating an industry that defined the town for generations. The quarries provided jobs, attracted families, and gave Lueders a purpose distinct from its agricultural neighbors. Of course, life wasn't always easy. The Great Depression hit hard, as it did everywhere, leaving scars that linger even today. But the spirit of the place, that quiet resilience born of working the land and quarrying the stone, endured. Now, folks come to Lueders seeking a taste of that simpler time, a respite from the relentless pace of modern life. But if you ask a local why people stay, they'll tell you it's the sense of community, the shared history etched in the very stones of the town, and the feeling that you're part of something real and enduring.

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Fort Phantom Hill

1851

Established November 14, 1851 by the United States Army as a protection of the settlers against the Indians. Abandoned and burned April 6, 1854. Repaired and used by Southern Overland Mail, 1858-1861, sub-post of Fort Griffin, 1871-1872, temporary county seat of Jones County in 1881.

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Big Country Baptist Assembly

1898

Modern Christian camping records go back to the late 1700s, but the focus on camping for youth started in west Texas in 1898 on the clear fork of the Brazos River. The Baptist Young People’s Union of Haskell, Albany, Anson and Abilene met here for a season of physical and spiritual refreshment in the summer of 1898 and voted to create a permanent organization under the name the West Texas Union. In 1933, the name changed to Lueders Baptist Encampment and, in 1973, the group was renamed the Big Country Baptist Assembly. In 1923, 31.6 acres were purchased from S. Webb and L.H. Hill who were land developers of the town of Lueders. On July 14-23, 1925, some 10,000 campers pitched tents there for a time of Christian fellowship. Many believe that the Big Country Baptist Assembly is an original type of Christian camp now known as “Christian Youth Camp.” Five associations made up of 168 churches of the Southern Baptist Convention presently own the Big Country Baptist Assembly. The site celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 1998. The campgrounds have changed drastically since the late 1800s as rope swings, swimming in the river and sack races have been replaced by a pool, zip line and many other activities. Tents and cots have been replaced by three bunkhouses, motel-type facilities and a dining hall. Many past campers, pastors and managers reminisce about their time at the camp and the lasting impact that it had on their lives. The longevity of Big Country Baptist assembly represents Texas religious heritage and still promotes evangelism, missions, Christian education, wholesome recreation and Christian fellowship while continuing their strong heritage. (2014)

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Lueders Cemetery

1902

The town of Lueders lies along the Clear Fork of the Brazos River, on land given by the State of Texas to heirs of Frederick Luders, a German immigrant who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto. Early area settlers included U.S. Indian Agent Jess Stem, who homesteaded a few miles south of here in 1852. Ranching was the dominant activity in the latter 19th century. In 1900, the Webb and Hill Land and Cattle Company bought the Goethe & Fuchs Ranch on the Clear Fork and developed the town of Lueders. In the same year, limestone rock quarries opened and the Texas Central Railroad extended their tracks here from Albany. The new community soon had a school, post office, cotton gins and businesses. A graveyard in a pasture near Rhomberg Street served Lueders citizens from about 1902-06. Hand digging graves at that site became impractical because of thick layers of limestone. In 1907, John M. Roberts, Clark Henry King and Mrs. E.V. Risley donated land for a new Lueders Cemetery, also later known as Clear Fork Cemetery. The site abutted the railroad tracks of the Texas Central (later the MKT). For many years, pallbearers carried caskets up the railroad embankment and down the other side to the burial plots. An open-sided tabernacle on the north side of the cemetery was used for memorial services in the early years. The earliest burial is the unnamed infant daughter of George and Cate Risley. Hundreds of pioneer settlers, area residents and veterans of conflicts dating from the Civil War are buried here. Cemetery features include granite, marble, concrete, and wooden gravestones, with Lueders limestone grave markers also prominent. Lueders Cemetery remains a chronicle of the past and an important part of the community. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010

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Fort Griffin, TX

1867

The town of Fort Griffin grew up on the level bottomland between the military fort bearing the same name and the Clear Fork of the Brazos River. The fort stood on a hill, and the townsite was frequently called the Bottom or the Flat. U.S. Highway 283 runs by the site about fifteen miles north of Albany in northern Shackelford County. The town, begun in the late 1860s, grew and quickly gained the reputation of a lawless frontier outpost that attracted such women as Lottie Deno and Mollie McCabe; lawmen Patrick F. Garrett , Doc Holiday, and Wyatt Earp; outlaws such as John Wesley Hardin ; and men such as John Selman and John M. Larn , who lived on both sides of the law. By 1874 the lawlessness of the community had become so extreme that the commander of the fort placed the town under government control and forced a number of undesirable residents to leave; this situation lasted until the organization of Shackelford County later in the year. The community served as a major supply source for buffalo hunters, especially during the busy seasons from 1874 to 1876-77. The sale of hides and salted meat was brisk during this period. The Butterfield Overland Mail route passed west and north of the townsite at Clear Fork Crossing, and herds on the Western Trail after 1875 passed it en route to Kansas railheads. A newspaper, the Fort Griffin Echo , was published from 1879 to 1882, and a local academy operated for several years. At its height, Fort Griffin had a permanent population of about 1,000 and an estimated transient population of nearly twice that. With the buffalo gone, the trail drivers' needs served by Albany to the south, and the contingent of soldiers greatly reduced, the town declined. When the fort closed on May 31, 1881, and the Texas Central Railroad laid tracks through Albany instead of Fort Griffin, the end came rapidly. Although it survived into the twentieth century as a rural community with a school and country store, virtually nothing remains of this once riotous, flourishing town. By the 1940s the school consolidated with Albany's, and the post office closed. Only remnants of a couple of the original buildings remain at the town site, but several are being reconstructed on the existing foundations. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department held responsibility for preservation at the Fort Griffin State Historic Site until January 1, 2008, when the Texas Historical Commission acquired the 506 acre park and partially restored the fort ruins. The remaining fort buildings include a mess hall, barracks, administration building, powder magazine, and a restored bakery. Other remnants include a hand dug well, cistern, foundations, and a rock chimney. Recently, the Texas Historical Commission cleared mesquite trees and cactus from the site, and will expand a visitor center, as well as increase archaeological digs.

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Hamblen, Carl Stuart

1926

Carl Stuart Hamblen, country and gospel singer, songwriter, bandleader, and radio-movie personality, was born in Kellyville, Texas, on October 20, 1908. He was the son of James Henry Hamblen, an itinerant Methodist preacher, and his wife Ernestine. Much of his childhood was spent traveling throughout the state as his father's ministerial work decreed, but in West Texas, where his father preached at the Methodist church in Hamlin, in Jones County, young Stuart was exposed to the lore and folk music of both the black field hands and cowboys working on area farms and ranches. Thus steeped in the"cowboy tradition," he learned to ride and rope and enjoyed some success during his teens as an amateur singer while working the rodeos. In 1925 he enrolled at McMurry College (now McMurry University) in Abilene to study for the teaching field. But country music quickly became his passion. In 1926 Hamblen reportedly became radio broadcasting's first real "singing cowboy" after landing a spot on KFYO in Abilene. In 1929, after winning the fifty-dollar prize at a talent contest in Dallas, he journeyed to Camden, New Jersey, where he auditioned for the Victor (later RCA Victor) Recording Company. The Victor Studios recorded and released four of Hamblen's early compositions––"The Boy in Blue," "Drifting Back to Dixie," "When the Moon Shines Down on the Mountain," and "The Big Rock Candy Mountain #2"––in June of that year. Shortly afterward Hamblen headed west for California, where he appeared on Los Angeles radio station KFI as "Cowboy Joe," possibly the earliest cowboy act to air in Los Angeles. In 1930 Hamblen briefly joined the Beverly Hillbillies, an early radio country-and-western singing group then broadcasting over KMPC in Los Angeles. He made a couple of recordings with them, although not as a lead vocalist. The following year he formed his own band, a group that included singing cowgirl Patsy Montana, and launched his highly successful broadcasting career over KFWB in Los Angeles. Under various names and titles such as Stuart Hamblen and His Lucky Stars , King Cowboy's Woolly West Revue , and The Covered Wagon Jubilee , his radio program remained immensely popular for the next two decades. In 1933 he met and married Suzanne (Suzy) Obee; they subsequently had two daughters. In 1934 Hamblen was the first West Coast artist to sign with Decca Records, where he recorded with his own band for the first time. His initial disc, "Texas Plains"/"Poor Unlucky Cowboy," became only the second record issued by that fledgling company. A prolific composer, Hamblen was said to be able to turn out a tune within a matter of minutes. The catalogue of songs that he either wrote or co-wrote beginning in the 1930s included such hits as "My Mary," "Texas Plains," "Walking My Fortune," "Ridin' Ole Paint," and "Golden River." Subsequent recording sessions with Decca in 1934 and 1935 further enhanced Hamblen as a true pioneer in the country genre. Although he concentrated almost solely on his radio program over the next ten years, his recording career began anew in the mid-1940s with the West Coast-based ARA label. This subsequently led to lengthier contracts with Columbia, RCA, and Coral Records. In the 1930s and 1940s Hamblen appeared in several B-Western movies, usually cast as a villain alongside such stars as Gene Autry , John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Wild Bill Elliott, and Bob Steele. During World War II his patriotism was clearly reflected in songs and recitations such as "Oklahoma Bill" and "They're Gonna Kill You." In addition, Hamblen enjoyed hunting in the wilds with his prize hounds and also began breeding thoroughbred racehorses; in 1945 he became the first person to have a horse flown to a race when he transported his prize racer, El Lobo, from Los Angeles to Bay Meadows in San Mateo, California, on Flying Tiger Airlines. El Lobo won the Burlingame Handicap and was flown back home the same day. As the pressures of his public career mounted Hamblen began

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Things to Do in Lueders

historical 19.7 mi away
The Poker Queen Who Beat Doc Holliday

They called her Lottie Deno and she ruled the poker tables at Fort Griffin in the 1870s like nobody else. One evening she sat down across from Doc Holliday…
historical 19.7 mi away
The Night 29 Inches of Rain Drowned Albany

In August 1978 Tropical Storm Amelia parked herself right over Albany and did not let up. Twenty-nine inches of rain fell in a single day — a record that still…
historical 19.6 mi away
The Ranchers Wife Who Wrote a Frontier Classic

Sallie Reynolds Matthews lived through wagon trains and Indian encounters on the Brazos River and figured her grandchildren ought to know about it. In 1936 she…
historical 19.7 mi away
Babylon on the Brazos

Down below Fort Griffin sat a lawless settlement folks called The Flat and it earned every dark story told about it. Eighteen saloons lined the muddy streets…
historical 19.7 mi away
The Great Western Cattle Trail Ran Through Town

From the 1870s to 1893 millions of longhorns came through here on their way to Dodge City Kansas. Cowboys would ford the Clear Fork of the Brazos right at Fort…
quirky 19.8 mi away
A Frontier Jail Reborn as a World-Class Art Museum

In 1878 Shackelford County built a solid limestone jail to hold the roughest characters on the frontier. By the 1930s it sat empty and crumbling with nobody…
historical 24.6 mi away
Texas Oldest Outdoor Musical Born From a Class Play

Picture this: its 1938 and a Princeton grad named Robert Nail walks into an Albany high school. He watches the senior class play and thinks I can do something…
historical 19.6 mi away
Tin Hat Brigade and the Old Law Mob

When outlaws overran 1870s Shackelford County the law could not keep up. So the citizens took matters into their own hands and formed two vigilante groups —…

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