by
Linda Puckett, Garza County Historical Museum
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2010
Garza County was created in 1876 and named by Texas legislators in honor of the de la Garza family of San Antonio. The county lay claim to vast ranch lands with the picturesque cap rock escarpment weaving its way from north to south. Though the 1880 census listed the population as a sparse 36 people�mostly...