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  Buffalo Hunters
The over-abundance of buffalo, in addition to the warlike Indians, was an obstacle to be overcome before the settler could establish frontier homes.
Buffalo hunting for Charlie Justin, a deputy U S Marshall of later years who also served as city and county official in Vernon, proved to be a life of hardships with little or not remuneration's.
From the railroad terminus transportation companies would carry settlers to their destination in what was know as the "buffalo wagon" and on the return trip would carry loads of bones to be shipped east for fertilizer.
www.co.wilbarger.tx.us /buffalo.htm   (697 words)

  
 Buffalo Lady Bison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Oliver was chosen by the Texas Girls Coaches Association to represent Buffalo in the all-star game in July, an honor reserved for seniors whose coaches are members of the organization.
Buffalo cut the Kountz lead to 6 points midway through the final period, but could not get the shots to fall when they needed them dropping a 54-47 decision.
Buffalo is set to play Lorena at 3:30 Saturday, the 12th, at A & M Consolidated High School.
eteamz.active.com /ladybison/index.cfm   (525 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Buffalo Springs is on Farm Road 3077 fifteen miles south of Henrietta in south central Clay County.
By the mid-1890s Buffalo Springs had 200 residents, several stores, and two cotton gins; farming and stockraising were its residents' principal occupations.
Its post office was discontinued in 1954, and its population fell from 100 in the 1950s to 60 by the mid-1960s and 51 in 2000.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/hnb95.html   (246 words)

  
 BUFFALO SOLDIERS - The Setting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Buffalo Soldiers begins as Troop H, the Buffalo Soldier unit under the leadership of Sergeant Major Washington Wyatt, intercepts the Texas Rangers, who are lynching Apaches in an effort to elicit information about Victorio's whereabouts.
The Buffalo Soldiers put an end to the lynchings and return to their fort to report the events of the day to General Leonidas Pike.
Although the mission of the Buffalo Soldiers is to carry out the U.S. government's public policy of westward expansion, the African-American troops are not treated as equals in the U.S. military.
www.turnerlearning.com /tntlearning/buffalo/setting.html   (514 words)

  
 Buffalo Trail Council, BSA
One of the earliest records existing of a council in Region 9 was in Midland, Texas.
Buffalo Trail Council first appeared in the National Report when it was organized on November 1, 1923.
The name Buffalo Trail actually came from the trails cut in the sandstone near Big Spring by buffalo hooves as the animals walked to water.
www.westtexasscoutinghistory.net /council_buffalo.html   (744 words)

  
 Buffalo Springs, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buffalo Springs is a village in Lubbock County, Texas, United States.
About 3.1% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Buffalo Springs is served by the Roosevelt Independent School District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buffalo_Springs,_Texas   (389 words)

  
 Relocating and Moving to Big Spring, Texas
General Characteristics As a midpoint in West Texas, The city of Big Spring, the county seat of Howard County, delivers a blend of yesterday, today and tomorrow that welcomes the newcomer.
It derives its name from the nearby "big spring" in Sulphur Draw, which was a watering place for coyotes, wolves, and herds of buffalo, antelope, and mustangs; the spring was a source of conflict between Comanche and Shawnee Indians and a campsite used by early expeditions across West Texas.
In the late 1870s the community of Big Spring began near the spring as a settlement of hide huts and saloons for buffalo hunters.
www.drelocation.com /Texas/howard/bigspring.htm   (597 words)

  
 BUFFALO SOLDIERS - Student Handout: Theme 1 Table   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Buffalo Soldier William Christy, revered by Sergeant Major Wyatt, is killed in an Apache attack.
William Christy was stationed at Fort Larned, KS, and was killed in an Indian attack prior to the Rattlesnake Springs incident.
Buffalo Soldiers capture Nana weeks after Victorio is killed by the Mexican government.
learning.turner.com /tntlearning/buffalo/table.html   (250 words)

  
 Buffalo Soldiers
Donnie W. Brown Chapter
9th & 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association
The Cheyenne Native American term used was actually "Wild Buffaloes", which was translated to "Buffalo Soldiers." In time, all African American Soldiers became known as "Buffalo Soldiers." Despite second-class treatment these soldiers made up first-rate regiments of the highest caliber and had the lowest desertion rate in the Army.
The Ninth Cavalry initially saw action in Texas with Companies C, F, H and I reoccupying the abandoned Fort Davis on June 29, 1867, The first home of the Tenth Cavalry was Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Troop A Tenth Cavalry led by Captain Nicholas A. Nolan at the Battle of Rattlesnake Springs, Texas August 6, 1880.
www.buffalosoldierselpaso.org   (1281 words)

  
 1960 National Jamboree Buffalo Trail Council
The 50th Anniversary of Scouting in the United States was climaxed at the 5th National Jamboree held at Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Buffalo Trail Council from West Texas had 227 Scouts and Leaders at the Jamboree.
The Scoutmasters of the Troops from the Council were; Harvey Hooser, Big Spring, Raymond Hoist, Loraine, Don Campbell, Odessa, Ross Shipman, Midland, and John Brack, Midland.
www.westtexasscoutinghistory.net /jambo_buffalo1960.html   (486 words)

  
 Haskell County, Texas
In 1858 the Texas legislature formed Haskell County from lands formerly assigned to Milam and Fannin counties.
Wright Mooar and other hunters operating out of Fort Griffin slaughtered the buffalo herds that roamed through the area; mustangs that frequented the springs in the county were rounded up in annual drives.
Sometime later W. Standifer, a former buffalo hunter, brought a flock of sheep to Willow Pond, or Rice Springs, near the center of the county.
www.reynoldsrecords.com /texas/haskell.html   (194 words)

  
 National Forests & Grasslands in Texas - Recreational Activities
Largemouth bass at Ratcliff Lake, Bouton Lake, Boykin Springs, and Double Lake have recently shown elevated levels of mercury.
This is a common occurrence in East Texas lakes.
Please observe Texas Department of Health's advisory that adults should limit consumption of largemouth bass from these lakes to no more than two 8-oz.
www.fs.fed.us /r8/texas/recreation/fish_matrix.shtml   (207 words)

  
 Buffalo Springs, TX Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
Back to: Buffalo Springs main page, Texas, Texas smaller cities, Texas small towns, All US cities.
Median gross rent in Buffalo Springs, TX in 2000: $533
Back to: Buffalo Springs, TX (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), Texas, All US cities.
www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Buffalo-Springs-Texas.html   (372 words)

  
 Buffalo Springs, Texas (TX) population and demographics data - Sperling's BestPlaces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Compared to the rest of the country, Buffalo Springs's cost of living is 25.00 % lower than the U.S. average.
Buffalo Springs public schools spend $5,675 per student.
The unemployment rate in Buffalo Springs is 4.30 percent (U.S. avg.
www.bestplaces.net /city/profile.aspx?ccity=&city=Buffalo_Springs_TX   (142 words)

  
 Timeline of Texas and the Western Frontier
First herd of Texas cattle reaches railheads in Abilene, Kansas, by way of the "Chisholm Trail." The trail passes through Indian Territory to the east of the Comanche and Kiowa reservation.
The 6th Cavalry post at Buffalo Springs in Clay County is beseiged by some 300 Comanches.
After a party of white buffalo hunters is attacked near Adobe Walls by a large force of Cheyenne, Comanche, and Kiowa, General Sherman orders five army columns from Indian Territory, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas into the Texas Panhandle to drive the Indians onto the reservations.
www.texasbeyondhistory.net /forts/66-75.html   (1077 words)

  
 Last Buffalo.
It took about seven years before it finally sank in on him that he had seen the last substantial herd of buffalo in Texas.
Only a decade after that, in 1880, the buffalo remaining in Texas could fit into a very small circle on the map in the Panhandle.
“I was driving a bunch of horses from Coldwater [in present-day Sherman County, long since a ghost town] to Buffalo Springs, and when 35 miles east of Buffalo Springs,” Norris told Seton, “saw the buffalo herd about three miles off.
www.texasescapes.com /MikeCoxTexasTales/189-Last-Buffalo.htm   (593 words)

  
 Buffalo Springs, Texas (TX) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, ...
Back to Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.
Buffalo Springs, TX residents, houses, and apartments details
Buffalo Springs-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average.
www.city-data.com /city/Buffalo-Springs-Texas.html   (940 words)

  
 A visit to Buffalo Springs, Texas (TX)
The nearest report is for Bellevue (TX) - which is 9 miles northeast of Buffalo Springs.
The community of Buffalo Springs is located in Clay County.
Buffalo Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight savings time.
www.roadsidethoughts.com /14/c14_1110000.htm   (198 words)

  
 Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon - 70.3
Buffalo Springs Lake, 5 miles southeast of Lubbock, Texas, East 50th St. (FM RD. 835)
Note: Due to the extreme temperatures experienced in the 1994 race, (a history making 113 degrees F.), Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon race management has established a policy that we may alter the race based on extreme weather conditions.
He is a 5 time Hawaii qualifier/finisher and has competed at the Buffalo Springs Lake Ironman 70.3 for the past 4 years.
www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com /buffman.php   (238 words)

  
 Buffalo Springs 70.3 - IRONMAN.com
On a day that started with a thunder and lightening storm moving directly toward the lake, the athletes competing at Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake were pleasantly surprised when the downpour took a turn, giving way to sunshine, blue skies and comfortable temperatures.
Australia’s Luke Bell was not sure what to expect today, so when he found himself in the lead on the bike, he made a conscious decision to race within himself.
Athletes from all over the world are descending on the small town of Lubbock, Texas ready to battle to the finish line of one of the most difficult courses on the new Ironman 70.3 circuit.
ironman.com /events/ironman70.3/buffalosprings70.3   (396 words)

  
 Buffalo Springs postpones board election   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Six candidates running for the Buffalo Springs Board of Directors received a surprise Thursday.
The date change was to comply with a water code amendment the 1995 Texas Legislature passed.
Board members said they were surprised to learn of the ramifications of the law that passed almost two years ago, but they encouraged candidates and Buffalo Springs residents to talk to recently elected Sen. Robert Duncan and state Rep. Delwin Jones about the matter.
www.lubbockonline.com /news/121396/buffalo.htm   (265 words)

  
 Buffalo Springs Lake, Texas
Can’t wait to pitch that tent, Buffalo Springs Lake in Texas is just the place.
This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Texas.
These outdoors activities are available near Buffalo Springs Lake.
www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/111105.html   (544 words)

  
 Fort Stockton, Texas- The Fort
The US Army withdrew from Texas during the Civil War and abandoned Camp Stockton in 1861.
In July 1867, Colonel Edward Hatch, Commander of the 9th Cavalry, returned to the area with one of the new regiments created for the fl men who sought security in the US Army after the Civil War.
These fl enlisted men, called "Buffalo Soldiers" by the Indians, were commanded by white officers.
tourtexas.com /fortstockton/ftstockfort.html   (315 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Fort Buffalo Springs was at Buffalo Springs, thirty miles north of Jacksboro, Texas, in Clay County.
It was occupied by two companies of the Sixth Cavalry deployed from Jacksboro in 1867, with orders to erect substantial buildings.
Inadequate water and timber forced the troops to abandon the site, possibly in the same year, and return to Jacksboro, where they established a new post to be named Fort Richardson.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/FF/qcf18.html   (201 words)

  
 Buffalo Run Online
We are situated on the banks of the beautiful Buffalo River in Wayne Co., TN.
The Buffalo is a wild, scenic river, abundant with vegetation and wild life.
Going through Texas Bottom, springs trickle down bluffs of fern and moss.
www.buffalorunonline.com /welcome.htm   (107 words)

  
 Buffalo, Texas - The Crossroads of Texas
These streams are supported by bold springs and clothed by a stately mantle of cedar and holly.
From the base of this bluff, gushed a bold spring of pure living water.
This was enclosed by a carpet of green grass.
www.buffalotex.com /community/history.htm   (613 words)

  
 Iron Springs Christian Camp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Iron Springs Christian Camp is a non-profit ministry of the churches of Christ.
Summer Camp sessions are conducted at Buffalo Ridge Ranch, Ltd., near Whitney, Texas.
The Camp Application was updated June 19, 2006, to include three additional pages of forms that Buffalo Ridge Ranch requires from every camper.
www.ironsprings.org   (191 words)

  
 Fishing Buffalo Springs Reservoir
Bank anglers can access many of these crappie areas by using an 8-10 ft cane pole and reaching out over the dense shoreline cover.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744
Content of this site © Texas Parks and Wildlife Department unless otherwise noted.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us /fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/buffalo_springs   (263 words)

  
 Texas Triathlon and Duathlon Results 2006
Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon 70.3 and Tri-Raider Sprint Triathlon
Course Info: Half Ironman Distance Course (Note: The water temperature in Buffalo Springs Lake, on the average, is 70-74 degrees (even during the 113 degree day of 1994 the water temperature was never over 74 degrees).
Course Info: The Rio de Vino Triathlon is in Kerrville, Texas during The 2006 Kerrville Wine and Music Festival so we have christened the river that weekend, "Rio de Vino." Enjoy the 1/2 mile swim in the Guadalupe River, 18-mile bike with hill country vistas and 5K run along the banks of the river.
www.trifind.net /results/texas/2006.html   (5758 words)

  
 The Buffalo Billfold Company - Home Page
Buffalo Billfold Company -The worlds most durable billfolds - made in the USA
The life of an 1870's leathersmith was reborn a century later when the Buffalo Billfold Company started purveying quality leathergoods.
Today, 35 years later we continue to strive, creating items the are functional, practical and durable.
www.buffalobillfoldcompany.com   (201 words)

  
 Buffalo Soldier Prints at The Framery: Stivers, Summers, Kunstler, Varner, Tuskegee Airmen...
Buffalo Soldier Prints at The Framery: Stivers, Summers, Kunstler, Varner, Tuskegee Airmen...
Buffalo Soldiers played a major role in the settling of the American West.
Buffalo Soldier Regiment and served for two years.
www.framery.com /buffalosoldier.htm   (469 words)

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