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A History of the Pedernales Falls Area, 1850–1970
Contents
Illustrations................................................................................................................vii
Introduction.................................................................................................................1
Early Settlement in the Pedernales Falls Area.........................................................2
New Settlers in “The Land of 1,000 Springs”:
Farmers and Ranchers in the Pedernales Falls Area, 1870–1885......................5
“Starved Out”:
The Decline of the Pedernales Falls Community, 1885–1900........................ 18
Tough and Gritty: J.B. Wenmohs and the
Development of the Wenmohs Ranch, 1900–1937......................................... 22
Oil Money and Anglers:
The Wheatleys and the Circle Bar Ranch, 1937–1970.................................... 27
Endnotes.................................................................................................................... 46
Bibliography.............................................................................................................. 57
Maps:
Pedernales Falls State Park and the Surrounding Area..........................................x
Land Grants in Pedernales Falls State Park.............................................................7
Historic Areas in Pedernales Falls State Park....................................................... 14
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