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Named for family of George W. Todd, first Mason County clerk, which was attacked by Indians at this site while en route to Mason in late Dec. 1864. (A historical marker located near Mason in Mason County, Texas.)
Jul 4, 2009 · 'This 866-foot dome of solid pink granite, covering 180 acres, contains the largest quarry of its kind in the United States. This mountain, like all granite formations, was once melted rock similar to lava. (A historical marker located in Marble Falls in Burnet County, Texas.)
The annexation of Texas precipitated the Mexican War. As thousands of troops were stationed across Texas, new forts were erected and many of the older ones were abandoned or consolidated with the newer ones.
Although mountains aren’t necessarily the first thing you think of when it comes to Texas, the state actually has a surprising amount of them! From the glorious Big Bend National Park to the luscious green Davis Mountains, Texas has so much to explore. And the best part is that there…
Jul 14, 2019 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever is one of the country's deadliest tick diseases. Consumer Reports has the info you need about this tick-borne disease.
Aug 11, 2005 · The explosive growth of emerging infections during the past 20 years has made it difficult to issue a call to arms about any pathogen with ecologic and epidemiologic features that are not conducive...
Rocky Mountain spotted fever was first recognized in 1896 in the Snake River Valley of Idaho and was originally called black measles. For a great part of American history, the rash was dreaded as a frequently fatal disease in this endemic region. By the early 1900s, the recognized geographic distribution of this disease grew to encompass parts ...
