abilenet September 4th, 2009
History In Plain Sight – a film series by Jay Moore created in cooperation with the Abilene Preservation League – presents “Who Is That Street?” – a program detailing the lives of people for whom some of Abilene’s streets are named. In this third part, Jay Moore continues the story on the misspelled Leggett street, Ambler and Vogel, the streets named for the first Presidents of the three universities and finally a look at the streets in the University Hills subdivision and their association to some of the track and field stars from Abilene Christian University’s storied past.
A copy of this DVD can be purchased by clicking on the link above: “History in Plain Sight DVDs” or by sending email to historyinplainsight@gmail.com.
This is part 3 of 3
abilenet September 4th, 2009
History In Plain Sight – a film series by Jay Moore created in cooperation with the Abilene Preservation League – presents “Who Is That Street?” – a program detailing the lives of people for whom some of Abilene’s streets are named. In this second part, Jay Moore covers Sayles, Clinton, Judge Ely, Winters and a number of streets whose names are misspelled, including Leggett.
A copy of this DVD can be purchased by clicking on the link above: “History in Plain Sight DVDs” or by sending email to historyinplainsight@gmail.com.
This is part 2 of 3
abilenet September 4th, 2009
History In Plain Sight – a film series by Jay Moore created in cooperation with the Abilene Preservation League – presents “Who Is That Street?” – a program detailing the lives of people for whom some of Abilene’s streets are named. The first part of this story covers the reasons behind the naming of Abilene’s original streets. The story then turns its attention to showing how some of those street names were changed to honor the men and women that had a significant impact on the development and growth of Abilene. In this first part, Jay Moore covers Treadaway, Merchant, Parramore and Willis streets.
A copy of this DVD can be purchased by clicking on the link above: “History in Plain Sight DVDs” or by sending email to historyinplainsight@gmail.com.
This is part 1 of 3
abilenet July 12th, 2009
The Bankhead Highway was a United States cross-country automobile highway connecting Washington, D.C. and San Diego. It was part of the National Auto Trail system. The road was named for Alabama politician John Hollis Bankhead, a leader in the early national road building movement. This road has the distinction of being the first all-paved road to stretch across the United States.
In his series of historical documentaries called, “History in Plain Sight,” Jay Moore tells about the creation of the Bankhead Highway, what it meant to the people of West Texas, particularly Abilene and Baird, Texas, and what happened to the highway that once stretched across the southern part of the United States. Parts of this road can still be found and driven on in and around Abilene and other parts of Texas.
The entire story on the Bankhead Highway will begin airing on the local access channel, Channel 7, for the Abilene, Texas viewing area on July 14th at 7PM CST.
For a DVD Copy of this presentation, contact Jay Moore at jay.moore@abileneisd.org or by writing to him at the following location: 601 Amarillo Abilene, TX 79601-5811 (325) 676-3775.
abilenet July 8th, 2009
Well, as far as I can tell, the upgrade seems to be completed, was successful and we are back up and running. Please let me know if you see any issues with the site. I’ll try to respond as quickly as I can.
If you tried to gain access while the site was being upgraded, I apologize and thank you for your patience.
By the way, I’m going to turn comments back on and see how things go. Maybe I’ll find some extra-ordinary patience with these spammers. But, I still hope they stub their big toe on the coffee table today.
abilenet July 8th, 2009
I’m in the middle of a software upgrade. Hopefully, I’ll have everything back soon. So, hang in there …….
abilenet May 8th, 2009
From time-to-time, one of you will leave a comment or question on this site. Both are appreciated because they help build community between each of us and allow us to share our ideas about Abilene and the sorrounding area. Unfortunately, it also allows the spammers of the world to use my site as a potential advertising space for viagra and every other sort of concoction they want to sell. I am getting 50 to 100 attempts like this daily so I’m afraid I am going to turn off comments for awhile. If you would like to post a comment or have a question, please feel free to email me at abitxhistory@gmail.com and I will get it to the site.
For those of you law-abiding citizens that are just learning a bit more about Abilene, I apologize that I have to take this action at this time. For you spammers, I hope you stub your big toe on the coffee table this afternoon.
abilenet March 24th, 2009
Between 1500 and 1700 the name Jumanos was used to identify at least three distinct peoples of the Southwest and South Plains. They include the Tompiro-speaking Pueblo Indians in Salinas, a nomadic trading group based around the Rio Grande and Río Conchos, and the Caddoan-speaking Wichitas along the Arkansas River and Red River basins. Although they ranged over much of northern Mexico, New Mexico, and Texas, their most enduring territorial base was in central Texas between the lower Pecos River and the Colorado. The Jumanos were buffalo hunters and traders, and played an active role as middlemen between the Spanish colonies and various Indian tribes. Historical documents refer to Jumana, Humana, Sumana, Chouman, Xoman, and other variants of the name; but Jumano has been the standard form in twentieth-century scholarship. Other names mentioned in connection with the Jumanos, as closely allied or subordinate groups, include Cíbolos, Jediondos, and Caguates. Continue Reading »
abilenet March 10th, 2009
Born a slave in Tennessee around 1840, Britton “Britt” Johnson would become a famous West Texas character for his exploits of bravery. He came to Texas in the 1850s with his master Moses Johnson, who had bought land in the Peters’ Colony. As a reward for Britt’s loyalty and hard work, Moses Johnson appointed him foreman of the ranch, with unlimited freedom to perform his duties. He also permitted Britt to raise his own horses and cattle. Continue Reading »
abilenet February 10th, 2009
One of the more celebrated images in the popular imagination about life on the frontier is that of the saloon table poker game. Professional gamblers did roam the region looking for “ a game,” and making their fortunes off of the unfortunate cowboy or buffalo hunter who came into their sites. Continue Reading »
