Garza CountyArcadia Publishing, 2010 - 127 pages Garza County was created in 1876 and named by Texas legislators in honor of the de la Garza family of San Antonio. The county lay claim to vast ranch lands with the picturesque cap rock escarpment weaving its way from north to south. Though the 1880 census listed the population as a sparse 36 people--mostly landowners and cowhands--cattlemen like John B. Slaughter and W. E. Connell owned massive spreads in excess of 100,000 acres with more than 5,000 head of cattle and 100 horses. By 1900, the population had grown to 180, with only 545 acres in cultivation. Things changed with the arrival of cereal magnate C. W. Post, who came to Garza County to begin building his model town and experimental farming campaign. On June 15, 1907, an election to organize the county was held and Post City became the official county seat, touting the slogan "Gateway to the Plains." |
Table des matières
Acknowledgments | 6 |
Gateway to the Plains | 23 |
An American Icon | 47 |
Gateway to Post City | 67 |
Gettin around Garza County | 85 |
Cultural Warriors of the Plains | 99 |
One Hundred Years and Counting | 123 |
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1928 photograph acres Algerita Hotel American Junior Rodeo barrel racing Basinger Battle Creek Bexar County Borden County Boren Brazos River building built C. W. Post Caprock Caprock Escarpment Cattle Company cereal Close City County Historical Museum Courtesy Marie Neff Courtesy Southwest Collections courthouse cowboys Dalby Davis Double U Company Durrett farm Garza County Historical Garza County judge GARZA SHEETS Giles Giles McCrary Hillwood Museum History of Garza honored horse Jimmie Napier Junior Rodeo Association Justiceburg Kirkpatrick left to right Linda Puckett located Lubbock Lynn Counties Main Street Marjorie Merriweather Post McCrary McDaniels miles National Finals Rodeo organized photograph below shows photograph shows Pictured poses Post City Post High School Post Sanitarium Post's Postex Cotton Mill purchased railroad riding Ruby saddle second row Southland standing teacher Texas Tech Thuett town Uncle Tom Stevens unidentified W. E. Connell wagon West Texas Williams