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Exploring Bowie’s creation as a city
This is an ongoing series of articles which are part of the “Build a Better Bowie” campaign exploring the unique and positive aspects of the community, both tangible and intangible.
By BARBARA GREEN
Bowie, Texas, like hundreds of towns across the American west, owe their existence to the railroad.
The great iron horse steamed its way from the midwest and east powering through to the still unconquered west to connect the two shores.
While the history may be common, the hardship and sacrifice made by early Texans created the Lone Star state its citizens enjoy today.
Bowie’s roots are as western as they come ,rising up out of the Cross Timbers landscape as the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway began work in 1881. The route began at Hodge and went northward from Fort Worth to Wichita Falls.
By Feb. 27, 1882, the initial stretch of road was ready for track. Progress went comparatively rapid until the tracks reached Decatur on May 1, 1882. Forty miles of track had been laid in two months; but, it took two months to lay the remaining 20 miles to Bowie. Please enjoy the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Perfect Score, Director’s Select, Best of the Best and Leader of the Pack are just a few of the awards for Superlophus. I’m also reasonably sure you are thinking: What is a Superlophus?
Superlophus Sunglow is the official name botanically known as an Oenothera commonly called Texas Primrose. That’s right: This golden yellow flower that is a non-stop bloomer and tough-as-nails is a native selection and winner of 15 awards from Canada to Mississippi.
Read the full Garden Guy feature in the Thursday Bowie News.
Get ready for more hot and mostly dry weather conditions this week! Outside of some very low rain/storm chances late this afternoon (and maybe tomorrow afternoon), the heat will be the main story for us! We’re almost there…fall is coming at some point!
A few years ago, if someone had suggested that I would be brewing tea from orange peels, fig leaves, and the assortment of wild plants flourishing in my yard, I would have giggled in disbelief. My perception of tea was limited to the neatly packaged bags sold at the store, each little bag a promise of convenience.
I still vividly recall a few memorable trips to Great Britain, where I savored the robust flavor of a PG Tips tea bag—moments like that felt exquisitely sophisticated to me! The British, with their ritual approach and passion for creating the perfect cuppa, truly have mastered the art of tea.
Read the full On The Table column in your Thursday Bowie News.
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NEWS3 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
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NEWS4 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
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NEWS4 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
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NEWS3 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
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NEWS3 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
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Show us something good9 years agoCountry music star children perform in Bowie
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100th Birthday4 years agoLooking back at the 1958 Centennial edition of The Bowie News
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NEWS3 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death