| History |
| The Texas Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery is located in Eddy, Texas about fifteen miles South of where the Brazos River intersects Interstate 35 at Waco and Baylor University. It is near the old El Camino Real Highway that crossed Texas from San Antonio to Natchiteches, Louisiana in 1824. In the late 1860's to around 1890 Texas ranchers drove their cattle to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail. The Chisholm Trail crossed the Waco toll bridge that still exists that spanned the deep Brazos River. The approach to the Brazos Crossing was from the "high ground" immediately West of Eddy Texas and East of Moody, Texas. The herds were often as large as 2500 head. Close to the Texas Masterpiece is a cemetery dedicated to James Mcauley "a drover" and a valley called "Stampede Valley" where the worst stampede in Texas history took place during a violent thunder storm. To the East is Falls County where there is a shallow rock ledge beneath the water level which allowed setlers and Indians a crossing over the Brazos River. The story goes that there was a battle between the settlers and the indians. The settlers lost but the indians asked for a peace meeting and all was generally calm after that. There are many stories that we will link the reader to as this section of the web page is developed. |
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