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History on
a Pinhead
This authentic, well-preserved cattle car appears out of nowhere on the otherwise
monotonous drive of highway 180. While Bud Matthews may not have become a town,
it was, at least a cattle shipping point, as well as a witness to the passing
of the Butterfield Overland Stage Line - the transcontinental mail service (1858-1861)
under contract to the U.S. Postal Service prior to the competition of the railroad. |
Trail of The Butterfield Overland Mail Marker
Photos courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 |
Windmill and marker in Bud Matthews
Photos courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 |
Editor’s
Note:
If anyone
knows if Bud Matthews was a driver, drover, landowner or cattle baron; we’d like
to provide space for his story. Until then, the least we can do is include his
namesake site in our list of towns in hope of receiving additional information.
Contact us
Subject:
Bud Matthews
I believe Bud Matthews was the husband of Sallie Reynolds
Matthews. She wrote 'INTERWOVEN, A PIONEER CHRONICLE' In the 1930's. They were
a cattle family. - Kim Garnett, Denton, Tx, February 17, 2011 | |
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Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories, and vintage/historic
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