Three Destructive Fires Hit Alpine Over History
A historical account recalls three major fires in Alpine across about 50 years starting in 1886. The 1886 blaze damaged Front Street and Garnett & Sons building, the 1907 fire gutted the block, and the 1910 fire affected the drug jewelry store and bank area. Neighbors aided with buckets as authorities estimate insurance covered most losses.
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George Baines
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Garnett & Sons
Garnetts
Garnett
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Front Street
Alpine Drug Store
Bank
City of Alpine
Baines
William S. Blevins
Alpine
Forchheimer
Gaddis
Gaddis & Son
Buffalo Bill Show Spurs Briton to Texas Ranch Era
The piece traces Ralph Bernal Slight from London to Alpine and Brewster County, Texas, via Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. It outlines his move to San Antonio, then to Lawrence Haley’s ranch south of Alpine in 1888, later running a drug store in Alpine and rising to Brewster County judge in 195? after 52 years in local service.
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Buffalo Bill
London
England
Alpine
Brewster County
R. B
Ralph Bernal
Light
Bob Slight
Nottingham
Bob
Londontown
United States of America
San Antonio
Lawrence Haley
Haley
Mr. Slight
Cathedral Mountain
West Texas
George Brown
Slight
Brewster
Brewster County in Texas the Last Frontier of America
Brewster County, in the largest state, is noted as the largest county and the most interesting in rugged Big Bend country. It lies sparsely settled along the Rio Grande valley at 1,700 feet up to 4,500 feet on northern plateaus, with peaks over 7,000 feet.
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Brewster County
Union
Big Bend
America
Rio Grande
Hot Springs
Alpine
Marathon
Texas
Bad Men of Two Gun Days Fail to Make Alpine a Killing Center
In Alpine long ago killings occurred but not by the famed two gun bad men. Saloons saw occasional shootings by men with grudges yet notched guns. Estimates say about 100 people died by gun or knife in Brewster County's 54 years, often by outsiders who met locals here.
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Alpine
Abilene
Fort Griffin
Texas
Tombstone
Arizona
Brewster County
California
New York
Livestock Industry Drives Brewster County Growth
The livestock industry in Brewster County grows in importance with abundant grass and grazing land. Cattle sheep goats and horses are produced with wood and mohair sold commercially. The county is known for prize winning Hereford cattle and ranchers improve ranges and build spreader dams.
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Brewster County
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Walter Garnett
J. D. Gaddis
C. H. Larkin
J. C. Penney
Country
West
Alamo City
Farth
Santa Helena Canyon
The
J. M. Radford Grocery Co
Ant
Fountain of Youth
the Fountain OF Youth
Ponce DE Leon
J. O. Langford Co
Hot Springs, Texas
West Texas Institution
Big Bend Country
Clay Holland
Prop
H. T. Graham
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