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History in a Pecan Shell

1891 was the year Crowell was founded and the county was organized the following year. By 1900 the town had 500 citizens and they all awaited the coming of the railroad (the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient) which arrived in 1908. Oil was discovered and kept the town reasonably immune from the Great Depression.

The tornado of 1942 killed 10, and left 1,500 homeless. 90% of the town's buildings were destroyed.

Crowell, Texas Vintage Photos

Ringgold Corner in 1906 or 1907
Photo courtesy Jim Rich

"This part of the Ringgold Building was built in 1922"
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Photo courtesy Jim Rich

B.F. Ringgold Building - the half on the north was built in 1923
Photo courtesy Jim Rich

B.F. Ringgold Building
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Photo courtesy John Tarbell

B.F. Ringgold Building

"B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Ringgold, was in the hardware business in Crowell from c.1910 till his death in 1935. He is buried in the Crowell cemetery." - John Tarbell, May 18, 2018

Pease River Battlefield

Nine miles East of Crowell on FM 98 is a marker commemorating the recapture of Cynthia Ann Parker, Texas' most famous Indian captive. Captured in 1836 near Groesbeck, she was "rescued" 24 years later in 1860 and died shortly thereafter - after attempting to escape back to the Comanches. She was the mother of Quanah Parker who grew up to go on wolf hunts with President Theodore Roosevelt and have Quanah, Texas (30 miles North) named after him.

Centennial Marker

Pease River Battlefield

In 1860, at the Battle of Pease River, Indian captive Cynthia Ann Parker and her daughter, Prairie Flower, were rescued by Texas Rangers under Captain L. S. Ross (later Governor of Texas). Cynthia Ann, most celebrated of all Comanche captives, had been taken at age 9 in a raid on Fort Parker, May 19, 1836. Traders who saw her later said she had taken the name "Naduah" and wished to remain among her adopted people. She married Chief Peta Nocona, by whom she had 2 sons, Pecos and Quanah Parker. Although she was returned to her uncle's family, she was never completely happy and tried to escape several times. She died 1864.

Copper Breaks State Park / Lake Copper Breaks:

Eight miles North across the Hardeman County line.
Copper Breaks State Park
777 Park Road 62
Quanah, Tx 79252-7679
940/839-4331 http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us

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Crowell, Texas Forum

• Subject: Crowell and Paducah
  My name is Kristi Norman Brown and I am working on my family tree. Does anyone know of any books or articles on family histories from Crowell or Paducah that would help me in my research? My ancestors are A.Y. Norman (lots of Norman's there) Cotners, McCormicks, Knox, Wanda Moore, and Eula "Cricket" Norman. Any help anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated. - Kristi Norman Brown, February 27, 2006

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