by Sharon Hall | Dec 25, 2013 | Digging History Magazine, Ghost Town Wednesday
The first mining claim was filed in 1878 in Gila County, Arizona and another one was filed in 1882, but both were invalidated in 1884 when it was found the claims were located within the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. Enterprising miner George B. Chittenden...
by Sharon Hall | Dec 20, 2013 | Feudin' & Fightin' Friday
The first use of barbed wire in Texas occurred in 1857 when immigrant John Grinninger ran homemade barbed wire along the top of fencing around his garden. The first United States Patent for barbed wire was issued in 1867. Barbed wire began to be mass-produced after...
by Sharon Hall | Dec 18, 2013 | Digging History Magazine, Ghost Town Wednesday
Route 66 – it was called “The Mother Road” – stretching from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The 2448-mile road opened in 1926 and wasn’t completely paved until 1937, crossing eight states and three time zones. The Dust Bowl refugees of John...
by Sharon Hall | Dec 17, 2013 | Tombstone Tuesday
America Virginia Palmer was born on June 11, 1848 in Cass County, Missouri to parents William Henry and Jane Francis (Cowherd) Palmer. The Palmer family is enumerated on the 1850 Census with William listed as a farmer with property worth $340 with three young...
by Sharon Hall | Dec 16, 2013 | Mothers of Invention
Wintry and snowy weather is upon us early this year and one of the most essential devices in our cars is the windshield wiper. Alabama-born Mary Anderson was visiting New York City in 1902. The weather was sloppy and wet and trolley car drivers had to keep the...
