Hand dug in 1889-90 by Mr. Sam Neal who homesteaded on the lands that comprise downtown Altus. This well provided the lone soft water supply to the town for several years. It was 35 feet deep and was walled with brick. Rediscovered in 1989, this . . . — — Map (db m180123) HM
Began in southern Texas after Quanah Parker and the Comanches surrendered at Fort Sill in 1875. Due to the failing Post-Civil war economy in Texas, ranchers developed a 1,000 mile trail to Dodge City, Ogallala, and other northern markets to receive . . . — — Map (db m180178) HM
Friendship
Friendship was once called Alfalfa, serving as the site of the Alfalfa Post Office from 1903 to 1905. Clabber Flat School, which began one mile west and one-half mile north of here in 1899, became the first Friendship School, . . . — — Map (db m182289) HM