This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Salt Water Saltworks and Boathouse City Origins
A long piece describes early Colorado City Texas digging a well that yielded salt and then fresh water through sun and wind power. It notes windmills pumping salt water to a reservoir and shipping salt in by rail, with a 80 foot wind yielding thousands of gallons hourly. It also mentions relics of J Wilkes Booth, Dahomey campaign, and debates on education reforms and journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bale
Colorado River
Alta
Colorado City
Nature
St.Louis Globe-Democrat
J. Wilkes Hoath
Army
Washington
Lincoln
Hee
Cate
J. Wilkes Booth
St. Louis Republic
Ation