Montague County Historical Commission

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Old Jail Museum on the Square in Montague is open from 10am to 3pm on the first and second Saturdays of each month, and by special appointment.

07/15/2025

Together, we will recover, honor those we’ve lost, and support each other with the community and resilience that define Texas.

Our state's first responders, supported by legions of volunteers, are owed our thanks. We can assist the victims of this tragedy and the first responders by contributing to organizations helping central Texans recover from this tragedy.

Donate to the Central Texas Flood Recovery Fund at this link: https://bit.ly/4533mcj

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01/06/2025

1/5/1865: Cooke County hamlet springs back after Indian raid
On this day in 1865, about 100 Indians from Indian Territory raided a new settlement in Cooke County. They killed nine people and stole many horses. The raid is often referred to as the last Indian raid in Cooke County. Five years later, four brothers named Ross established a general store at the site. The first post office there was opened in 1872. According to local legend, the near-ubiquitous outlaw Sam Bass used the area as a rendezvous. The town of Rosston still celebrates Sam Bass Day on the third Saturday of July.

See also:
Rosston, TX
Bass, Sam

10/13/2024

On this day in 1845, the voters of the Republic of Texas approved an ordinance to accept annexation by a vote of 4,245 to 257. They also adopted the proposed state constitution by a vote of 4,174 to 312. The annexation of Texas to the United States had been a topic of political and diplomatic discussions since the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Although most Texans had been in favor of annexation and had voted for it as early as 1836, constitutional scruples, fear of war with Mexico, and the controversy of adding another slave state to the union prevented the acceptance of annexation by the United States until 1845.

See also:
Annexation
Republic of Texas
Texas National Register
Convention of 1845
Constitution of 1845

Nocona News October 1930
10/10/2024

Nocona News October 1930

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