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Joined by Ranger companies and armed settlers hastily assembled as militia from central and east Texas, they confronted the Indians at Good's Crossing on Plum Creek, near the modern town of Lockhart (about 27 miles south of Austin). [5] According to Arizona historian Robert M. Utley, the battle of Plum Creek was a disaster for the Comanche ...
The Great Raid of 1840 was the largest raid Native Americans ever mounted on white cities in what is now the United States. [3] It followed the Council House Fight, in which Republic of Texas officials attempted to capture and take prisoner 33 Comanche chiefs and their wives, who had earlier promised to deliver 13 white captives they had kidnapped. [4]
Wichita Falls: 2: Bailey-Moline-Filgo Building: September 4, 2020 : 1000-1004 Indiana Ave. Wichita Falls: 3: Beaver Creek Bridge: Beaver Creek Bridge: October 10, 1996 : FM 2326, 1 mi (1.6 km) W of jct. with TX 25
Wichita Falls Day Nursery built. [2] Kamay oil discovered near Wichita Falls. [1] 1941 - U.S. military Sheppard Field begins operating. [2] 1947 - Lake Kickapoo created in vicinity of Wichita Falls. [9] 1948 - U.S. military Sheppard Air Force Base active. [9] 1950 Midwestern University active. Population: 68,042. [7] 1952 - Grant Drive-In ...
At the end of the 2017-2018 season, Gillam's contract was due to expire in the summer. On 25 May 2018, the 19 year old signed a new two-year deal with Rochdale . [ 6 ] In February 2019, following a week long trial, Gillam signed a short term loan contract with Cork City until July.
The original structure, referred to as the Newby Building, is a single-story brick building located near the railroad depot in downtown Wichita Falls, constructed in 1906 by Augustus Newby (1855–1909), [10] [11] a director of the Wichita Falls and Oklahoma City Railway Company. [12]
KJTL (channel 18) is a television station licensed to Wichita Falls, Texas, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for the western Texoma area. It is owned by locally based Mission Broadcasting as its flagship station; Mission maintains joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Nexstar Media Group, owner of NBC affiliate KFDX-TV (channel 3) and low-power MyNetworkTV ...
On November 7, 1958, US 287 was rerouted in downtown Wichita Falls, and the FM 171 designation was extended along Lincoln Street to its current western terminus. The eastern terminus was extended to the south, first 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to a county road on May 2, 1962, and then 4.6 miles (7.4 km) to its current location at FM 2332 on June 1, 1965.