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McCulloch County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2010 census, its population was 8,283.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48307.html )〕 Its county seat is Brady.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was created in 1856 and later organized in 1876. It is named for Benjamin McCulloch, a famous Texas Ranger and Confederate general. The geographical center of Texas lies within McCulloch County, near Brady. ==History== *5000 BC – 1500 AD - Early native American inhabitants included Tonkawa, Lipan Apache, Comanche, and Tawakoni. *1788 - José Mares expedition from San Antonio to Santa Fe *1831, November 21 - In the Brady vicinity, James Bowie, Rezin P. Bowie, David Buchanan, Cephas D. Hamm, Matthew Doyle, Jesse Wallace, Thomas McCaslin, Robert Armstrong, James Coryell with two servants, Charles and Gonzales, held at bay for a day and a night 164 Caddo and Lipans. After 80 warriors have been killed, the Indians withdrew. *1852 - Camp San Saba was established to protect settlers from Indians. *1856 - The Sixth Legislature forms McCulloch County from Bexar, named for Benjamin McCulloch.〔 *1876 - The Voca Waterwheel Mill was built. *1880 - The ''Brady Sentinel'' was established by D.F. Hayes, county’s first newspaper. Later, it was absorbed by the ''Heart o’ Texas News'' run by R.B. Boyle.〔 *1886-1912 - County Swedish colonies of East Sweden, West Sweden and Melvin were established. *1897-1910 - The ''Brady Enterprise'' or ''McCulloch County Enterprise'' was published.〔 *1899 McCulloch County sandstone courthouse built. Romanesque Revival style by architects Martin & Moodie. *1900 - The ''Milburn Messenger'' was edited by T.F. Harwell. Cotton became a major county crop.〔 *1903 - The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway came to McCulloch.〔 *1904-1907 - W.D. Currie published the ''Mercury Mascot''.〔 *1906-1910 - The ''McCulloch County Star'' was published.〔 *1909 - The ''Brady Standard'', edited by F.W. Schwenker, began publication, and absorbed the ''McCulloch County Star'' and the ''Brady Enterprise'' in 1910.〔 *1909 - The ''Rochelle Record'' was started by W.D. Cowan.〔 *1915 - The ''Melvin Rustler'' began publication.〔 *1917 - J. Marvin Hunter founded the ''Melvin Enterprise''.〔 *1920’s - McCulloch County billed itself as "the Turkey Center of the Universe", and held an annual Turkey Trot.〔 *1923 - Hunter also founded the ''Frontier Times'' in Melvin, and later moved it to Bandera.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.frontiertimesmagazine.com/About.htm )〕 *1923 - Dan Collins Taylor, a rodeo performer and promoter was born in Doole in McCulloch County. He died there in 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Becky Orr, "Cowboy was boss of Chute 9 at CFD for 49 years" )〕 *1930’s - Tenant farming in the county peaked at 60%.〔 *1932 - The Colorado River flooded, cresting at .〔 *1938 - Brady Creek flooded, cresting at . The San Saba River flooded, cresting at . *1941 - Curtis Field, named for Brady Mayor Harry L. Curtis, opened with 80 students as a flying school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://bradycurtisfield.com/about.htm )〕 *1943 - A county prisoner of war camp was set up and included Rommel's Afrika Corps, as well as members of the S.S. and the Gestapo.〔 *1946 - Crockett State School took over the former POW camp and used it as a training school for delinquent black girls. *1954-1960 - Forty-eight restraining structures were installed in the county to control flooding.〔 *1963 - Brady Creek Reservoir was constructed to partially control flooding on the San Saba River. Tourist Information Marker placed, declaring McCulloch the geographical center of Texas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「McCulloch County, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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