The focus of this blog is to recall the early history of Duval County, Texas. This history covers most of the 19th century and the early 20th century. Additionally, it will also comment from time to time on other aspects of life in Duval County, including current events that may have an impact on historical aspects of the county.
In doing some research on St. Francis de Paula, I ran across this amusing tale reprinted from the London Spectator in the Galveston Tribune of January 12, 1900. Hope you enjoy it.
