Kinney County Post Online

One of the least remodeled of the twenty-five wartime duplex housing units today.

MONOGRAPHS OF KINNEY COUNTY’S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE (#12): 49ers

This bi-weekly feature examines the enduring unique architecture and historic associations to be found here in Kinney County by spotlighting...

Seminole Scout Bill Williams

The Diary of Lieutenant Francis Henry French at Fort Clark, Texas...

Francis Henry French was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 27, 1857. Deeply impressed from his youth by the stirring deeds and stories told...

The Diary of Lieutenant Francis Henry French at Fort Clark, Texas...

In this 10th installment, Lieutenant French is at the sub-post of Meyers Spring commanding the Seminole-Negro Indian Scout Detachment. He passes...

BRACKETTVILLE - A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST News from the Las Moras...

The Final Episode of the live for Mary West: Mary West lived during the era when Uvalde was considered a “Cowtown” because of the presence of some...

BRACKETTVILLE - A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST News from the Las Moras...

February 26, 2026

This is a continuation of the story of Mary West from last week. Mary and her daughter Mary Nan were living with her parents until Mary Nan went...

Post command and staff in 1944

MONOGRAPHS OF KINNEY COUNTY’S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE: Post...

February 26, 2026

Part 1 can be found online HERE. This bi-weekly feature examines the enduring unique architecture and historic associations to be found here in...

SEMINOLE-NEGRO INDIAN SCOUT DETACHMENT, FORT CLARK, TEXAS, C. 1888.
The front rank, left, is Sgt. Robert Kibbetts, one of the original scouts who served for 35 years from 1870-1905; and Cpl. Julian Longorio. Next rank, far left, is trumpeter Isaac Payne, a Medal of Honor recipient from the Bullis fight; Cpl. Joe Remo; Henry Washington; Ben July, who later became First Sergeant of the Detachment; Bill Williams; John July; Archibald Shields; William Shields; and Sandy Fay, who was Lt Bullis’s striker; Scouts in the rear rank, from left, are Medal of Honor recipient John Ward, who rescued Bullis; Antonio Sanches; Billy July; Alfred Washington; Luce Cassas who was Lieut. French’s striker at Meyers Spring; Enrique Ortiz; and Ben Wilson, the Detachment farrier.

The Diary of Lieutenant Francis Henry French at Fort Clark, Texas...

February 26, 2026

Francis Henry French was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 27, 1857. Deeply impressed from his youth by the stirring deeds and stories told...

Post Headquarters Recorded Texas Historic Landmark today.

MONOGRAPHS OF KINNEY COUNTY’S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE: Post...

February 18, 2026

This bi-weekly feature examines the enduring unique architecture and historic associations to be found here in Kinney County by spotlighting...

1st Sergeant Daniels with his wife Maria and daughter Tina

The Diary of Lieutenant Francis Henry French at Fort Clark, Texas 1883

February 17, 2026

Francis Henry French was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 27, 1857. Deeply impressed from his youth by the stirring deeds and stories told...

Brackettville: A Glimpse into the Past, News from the Las Moras...

February 17, 2026

An interesting tale: George Washington West II (b: September 7, 1879, Lavala County TX- d: March 15, 1956, Zavala County TX) and Robbie Bedell West...

Windus home today, 301 East El Paso Street

MONOGRAPHS OF KINNEY COUNTY’S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE: Windus Home

February 5, 2026

This bi-weekly feature examines the enduring unique architecture and historic associations to be found here in Kinney County by spotlighting...

Lieutenant Francis Henry French

The Diary of Lieutenant Francis Henry French at Fort Clark, Texas...

January 27, 2026

Francis Henry French was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 27, 1857. Deeply impressed from his youth by the stirring deeds and stories told...

Iran on Verge of “Water Bankruptcy”

January 22, 2026

As Iran enters its sixth consecutive year of drought, the evidence is overwhelming that the country could be the first in the modern era to suffer...

Hospital Steward’s Quarters today.

MONOGRAPHS OF KINNEY COUNTY’S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE: Hospital...

January 22, 2026

This bi-weekly feature examines the enduring unique architecture to be found here in Kinney County by spotlighting individual buildings and...

The Diary of Lieutenant Francis Henry French at Fort Clark, Texas...

January 20, 2026

Francis Henry French was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 27, 1857. Deeply impressed from his youth by the stirring deeds and stories told...

Scott D. Henslee, M.D.

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