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Fort Stockton / James Collett and the Fort Stockton Historical Society.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collett, James., Author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fort Stockton (Tex.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Fort Stockton (Tex.).
- Fort Stockton (Tex.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, maps, portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2011]
- Summary:
- In 1859, the US military established Fort Stockton to gain control of Comanche Springs, which formed an oasis in the midst of arid West Texas. In the town that grew up beside the fort, a colorful mix of hardy pioneers--Peter Gallagher, Cesario Torres, Frank Rooney, Father Jose Ferra, Annie Frazier Johnson Riggs, and others--struggled (and sometimes fought) to construct a viable farming and ranching community in the vast, isolated terrain of Pecos County. Later, railroads, highways, air bases, oil, natural gas, and wind farms joined water as forces shaping the city’s history. A century and a half after its founding, Fort Stockton is an innovative city with high-tech dreams, yet the traces and tales of its Old West heritage remain vividly alive along the banks of Comanche Creek.
- Contents:
- Claiming Comanche Springs
- Defending the Texas frontier
- Establishing Pecos County
- Builsing a commercial center
- Celebrating Comanche Springs
- Growing a diversified economy
- Looking forward, looking back.
- OCLC:
- 885208111
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