Stamford / James Collett and the Cowboy Country Museum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collett, James., Author.

Contributor:

Cowboy Country Museum.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stamford (Tex.)--History--Pictorial works.

Stamford (Tex.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, maps, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Stamford arose almost overnight at the turn of the 20th century as a partnership between the Texas Central Railroad and the vast Swenson Brothers ranches. Businessmen, workers, and cattlemen began erecting the new community even before the railroad arrived in February 1901. The young city quickly became a commercial center with additional railroad connections, wholesale distributors, banks, brick-paved streets, small industries, a hospital, and the renowned Stamford Inn. Over the next two decades, farmers joined ranchers in developing the West Texas plains, and new businesses arose, along with a college and a Carnegie library. In 1930, a group of citizens formed the Texas Cowboy Reunion Association and began an annual celebration of ranch life that endures to the present day. Through changing times and fortunes, Stamford has maintained its role as an agricultural regional center and has preserved the heritage of its commercial and agrarian roots.

Contents:

Prairie boom town

Before Stamford

Land and cattle

Good times, tough times

A changing world

Legacies.

OCLC:

885210179