UPDATE This building has now been destroyed. The Floyd County Commissioners voted to tear down this historic jail due to it being too costly to repair and maintain. Just like that – this 1925 landmark is turned to dust and rubble, not even a place to reflect on history and no place for the…
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How Mortality Records Can Provide a Historical Picture of a German Community
Imagine just this moment in time you’re dying of consumption in the High Plains of Texas. It’s August 1906, when the air is at its height of being hot, dry and stale. There might be an occasional breeze, but it does nothing to cool you. You’re coughing up blood mixed with phlegm because your lungs…
Read MoreForewarning at Floyd County Jail
This is getting interesting…. The Floyd County jail in Floydada, Texas was originally built in 1925. It sits on the northeast courthouse square. It was built with three floors and included a basement. It was large enough to include living quarters for the county sheriff. This large jailhouse included 46 prisoner bunks and even…
Read MoreDon’t Open Your Mouth if You Don’t Know the Facts
Note: Ginny Phillips and I worked on saving the historic Mallet Ranch Headquarters in southwest Hockley County for over two years. As a scholar and researcher, I covered all my bases with my research and we went above and beyond in showing why this historic site was important to preserve in situ. We published a…
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Forgotten Winds 