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Historic Plaque, Horrell-Higgins Feud

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Lampasas, Texas. It reads: "Horrell-Higgins Feud. The Horrell and Higgins families were among the early settlers of Lampasas County. Tom, Mart, Merritt and Sam Horrell were accused of many crimes, including cattle rustling and murder. Pink Higgins was a cattleman and trail driver who, in 1876, began accusing the Horrell brothers of stealing his cattle. On January 22, 1877, Pink Higgins shot and killed Merritt Horrell in the Gem Saloon. This was the beginning o… more
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.065476 -98.177799
Partner: UNT Libraries

Historic Plaque, Gunfight at the Lampasas Saloon

Description: Photograph of a historic marker in Lampasas. It reads: "In the early 1870s Lampasas was a wild frontier town. In January 1873 Sheriff S.T. Denson was shot while arresting brothers Wash and Mark Short. The district judge sent men to apprehend the Short brothers, but the posse was stopped by Ben, Tom, and Mart Horrell and several others. Sheriff Denson and the justices of the peace of Lampasas County appealed to Governor Edmund J. Davis for the assistance of the State Police. On February 10, Gove… more
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.06565517446347 -98.17685903769689
Partner: UNT Libraries
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