Tascosa, sometimes called Old Tascosa, is the former capital of 10 counties in the Texas Panhandle. The town emerged briefly in the 1880s as an economic rival of Dodge City, …

Aug 13, 2020 · Tascosa, on the Canadian River in northeastern Oldham County, was named for Atascosa (Spanish for "boggy") Creek, which flows into the river at the site of the original …

Jan 11, 2018 · Tascosa became the seat of newly organized Oldham County in 1880 but was hardly tame. As isolated as an undiscovered island in an uncharted sea, Tascosa soon …

Jun 28, 2017 · Now the site of Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, Old Tascosa was once a thriving town in the Texas Panhandle. Its history is checkered, but its future is bright.

Tascosa, Texas, Oldham County first county seat: history, Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, Boot Hill Cemetery, Tascosa Courthouse, historical markers, photos, area travel destinations, save on …

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Tascosa had two lives. The first was no different from the early cowboy town with its saloons, red light district, boot hill and its share of violence. It also was the first true town in the western …

When the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad cut across the Panhandle, the tracks did not come to Tascosa. The once lively – and deadly – cowtown faded away as the nearby railroad town of …

May 2, 2012 · The site of Old Tascosa in the Texas Panhandle has a rich history, beginning centuries ago with a prehistoric Indian culture that settled in a valley where several creeks …

Nov 28, 2021 · Frontier cowtowns of the late 1800s are remembered for violence, gambling, womanizing, drunkenness and lawlessness — places like Dodge City, Tucson, Abilene and …