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Throughout the United States you will find communities with strange names. Perhaps the strangest is found in the hill country of Texas.

Texas is a wonderful place to travel to enjoy beautiful scenery, the famous blue bonnets and other Texas wildflowers, and sites that chronical the storied American West.

In this episode I look at the strange story behind a little-known Texas ghost town. It is the story of the Baby Head Cemetery

References:

Highlander News (www.highlandernews.com)

Texas Hill Country (www.texashillcountry.com)

Atlas Obscura (www.atlasobscura.com)

Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org)

Chris Restores TX (https://www.youtube.com/@chrisrestorestx)

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There are many things we take for granted or don’t think about what goes in to bringing something in front of us. Historical markers fits in that category. We drive past, perhaps stopping to read a marker and enjoy the experience. But most of us don’t think about all that goes in to the process of manufacturing and placing a historical marker.

An important part of the process is a company out of Corpus Christi; Texas called The Southwell Company. This fascinating company has a rich heritage of it’s own and deserving of its own historical marker.

In this episode I visit with a new friend, Harry Lee Chester, Jr. Harry is the owner of Southwell Company and is directly active in its leadership.

I invite you to join us in this fascinating look at a company the is instrumental in helping us know the story behind the story of historical markers.

You can learn more about the Southwell Company and Harry Lee by visiting their website at: https://southwellco.com. I encourage you to consider their products if you are thinking of setting up a historical marker.

They also have a presence on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/thesouthwellco

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We know the illustration of an onion. There are many different elements we discover as we begin to peel back the layers. That is true as well with historical markers.

My guest in this episode is Steve Bodnar, Associate Director for Strategic Marketing for the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. You can hear the excitement and passion in his voice as he describes what the Pomeroy Foundation does to help us preserve and champion the rich heritage of our nation.

I invite you to listen as Steve and I discuss more of the story behind the story of America's historical markers. I like their slogan from their website: "For History For Life".

You can learn more about the Willam G. Pomeroy Foundation and how you can be a part of this amazing work by going to their web site: https://www.wgpfoundation.org/

I invite you to share this podcast with others. If you have interesting stories about historical markers you've discovered, or perhaps are in your area, please email me at: americanhistoricalmarkers@gmail.com.

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