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So Where is the Broomcorn Capital of the World?

December 31, 2014

Southeast Colorado

Tags: Alfrey, Arcola Illinois, Brooks, broom corn, Broomcorn, farm, Hiner, Lindsay Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Stonington, tonnage, Witchita

What is Broomcorn? I have had several conversations about recording local history as we are doing with Bacacountyhistory.com. Anytime the topic of broomcorn has come up with someone not from Baca County there is inevitably the question “What’s that?” Therefore, if any of you reading this are not from Baca County or one of the […]
Carrizo Springs School

April 22, 2014

Southeast Colorado

Tags: Brooks, Carizzo Springs, Carizzo Springs School, Carrizo, Davis School, Dunlap, Huckaby, Layton, Ranch, school

The Carrizo Springs School (also called the Cole School by some) was located where the North Crease and the West Crease of the Carrizo Creek join on what was the Dunlap Ranch. The tall cottonwood trees were a beautiful setting for hide and seek places which was one of the games the children loved writes […]
Mrs. Tune, The Sheriff and the Goats

March 5, 2014

History, Stories

Tags: Brooks, dust bowl, Goats, Huckaby, Sheriff, springfield, Texhoma, Vesta Tune

Vesta Tune lived in Springfield Colorado in the 1940′s and 50′s, Prior to that she lived in the Lycan Colorado area (north of the present day town of Walsh Colorado) near the Brooks side of my family. During a lecture on “Women of the Dust Bowl” presented by Dr. Sara Jane Richter of Panhandle State […]

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So Where is the Broomcorn Capital of the World?

Carrizo Springs School

Mrs. Tune, The Sheriff and the Goats