uero was founded in 1873 with the arrival of the Gulf, Western Texas, and Pacific Railway, and it quickly became an agricultural center for cattle, cotton, and poultry. As the DeWitt County seat, the town persisted through the notorious Sutton-Taylor Feud, a violent series of revenge killings that terrorized local residents for about 10 years in the aftermath of the Civil War. The cattle industry grew out of
Trot to Your Own Beat
Mar 21, 2023
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