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Christmas Eve in Scab Town Frontier Ball of 1875
On Christmas Eve 1875 in Scab Town near Fort McKavett West Texas pioneer families gathered for a tree and gifts. Generals, soldiers, and famed frontier figures shared in a day of feasting dancing and community, with Jep Brown providing music and Elliot Roosevelt among the guests as ranchers and rangers celebrated in a makeshift ballroom.
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Austin Callan Calvert
Texas
Southwest Magazine Co
Sxty
West Texas
Red River
Rio Grande
Tankersley
Henderson
Mann
Moss
Scab
Fort Concho
Fort Chadbourne
Fort Lancaster
Mackenzie
San Angelo
Bullis
Mary
Christ
Bethlehem
Jep Brown
Harry Levy
Jim Neill
Jep
Camp Colorado
Fort McKavett
Colorado River
Santa Claus
Chas. D. Viele
Elliot Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomason
Yuletide
Dicken