Texas Canyon, NM

The Western Frontier

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November 20th 2012
The cartoons of yesteryear included one called “Pecos Bill.” While in Pecos, Texas we visited the museum and found out there really was a Pecos Bill cowboy. There was also a Tom Duncan! (I’ve included a picture from 1869. You can judge if there is a resemblance.) The town of Pecos was once a thriving cantaloupe farming area but today is almost a ghost town, except for the oil roughnecks. We ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more