Abilene Texas - Episode 1
abilenet October 26th, 2006
In 1858, the Seventh Texas Legislature declares that a part of Bexar and Travis Counties would be formed into several new counties, one of which was Taylor County, named for the three Taylor brothers, James, George and Edward, who fought and died in the Alamo. Little changed in the area until 1875 when John Simpson established his Hashknife Ranch on the north side of present-day Abilene, located just to the West of present-day Abilene Christian University. At the same time, several people began living in the middle-part of the county and eventually established the town of Buffalo Gap.Listen to this podcast to learn how Abilene and Taylor County were created.Credits:Quote taken from The Future Great City of West Texas Abilene: 1881 – 1981, Fane Downs, Editor, 1981, Rupert N. Richardson Press, Abilene, Texas, p.3.
