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In the meantime, enjoy a brief history of Big Spring, TX.

A Brief History of Big Spring, Texas

Big Spring has long been known as the crossroads of West Texas. The ancient spring for which the town was named attracted prehistoric people, Amerinds, Spaniards, Mexicans and Anglos. The fascinating Comanche 'War Trail' to Mexico branched at the spring.

Old tales are legion and photographic documentation is extensive.

Early explorers and cartographers noted the 'big spring of the Colorado River'. In 1839, Dr. Henry Connelly, a trader from Chihuahua, Mexico successfully led a huge caravan with a fortune in silver to Fort Towson, Oklahoma, stopping midway at the spring. U.S. Army Captain R.B. Marcy in 1849 lauded the beauty of the place and one of his Indian guides, Manuel, said that his brother-in-law died in a battle between Indians at the spring, fifteen years earlier. Official reports of Texas Rangers and U.S. Cavalry frequently mention the Big Spring.

When the town was formed about 1880 it consisted of canvas dwellings and a noticeable predominance of saloons. The citizenry was hard to tame; in the 1880 census Texas Rangers outnumbered citizens. Large mercantile stores were established to supply regional ranches of the Staked Plains. The Texas & Pacific Railroad hauled in materials of all kinds and took away cars full of cattle and buffalo bones for eastern markets. Railway workers contributed much to the culture of the thriving metropolis.

Two major highways were eventually constructed and prosperity continued. Fine hotels went up to accommodate commercial travelers and tourists from all over the world. Three airlines hubbed at the Big Spring Air Terminal - all in time for the massive discovery of oil in almost every part of Howard County. Even the Depression failed to kill the economy, or at least it seemed to be felt less. For a time there were four oil refineries located in the town.

Cotton farming thrived. Many gins were built in several communities throughout the county. At the beginning of World War II the substantial Big Spring Army Air Base was laid out and thus brought in new culture and new money. Big Spring and Howard County residents enlisted in the military services in unusually high numbers.

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