The Alamo in San Antonio Texas has been and is the most popular tourist attraction in San Antonio Texas. The Alamo, then with the Mexican name of Mission San Antonio de Valero, represented ground zero in Texas’ fight for independence from Mexico during the 1830’s. The site of the Alamo is both a popular stop …
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Re-Riding on the Pony Express Trail
There’s one fun and historic event that occurs each year sponsored by the National Pony Express Association. It’s a Re-riding of the 1,966 mile Pony Express Trail and it takes place each June. This event offers a fun and close glimpse into the era of the famed Pony Express. The NPEA’s main aim is to …
The Great Hinckley Firestorm and the Killer of John Wilkes Booth
Prelude to Disaster The 1800’s was a time of great invention, westward migration, the American Civil War, industrial expansion and it also was a time of recklessness which all too often led to catastrophe. Such was the case in Hinckley Minnesota in the year 1894. Pine County Minnesota was going through a tremendous drought in …
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