Claim OwnershipWelcome to Texas with Bill Ingram
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Stories of history, life and faith in the Lone Star state.
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Texas BBQ is not just a meal, it's a way of life!
It's a vast rugged stretch of land that covers more than 37,000 square miles from Austin and San Antonio all the way west to the Pecos River.
Back in the 1700s Spainish missionaries built five missions along tghe San Antonio River.
The Big Country is a wide open area of Texas around Abilene, Sweetwater, and Brownwood where the sky feels like it goes on foreever.
It's sometimes called the Grand Canyon of Texas. Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States.
John Henry Kirby was known as the Piney Woods King because of his timber empire.
The King Ranch in South Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
The King Ranch is more than 825,000 acres.
Galveston was once the largest city in Texas, until it was nearly wiped off the map.
Alarm clocks have been around for centuries, but in 1956 they got an upgrade.
Six Flags Over Texas opened on August 1, 1961 in Arlington.
The most visited park in Houston is Hermann Park... home to the Houston Zoo, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Miller Outdoor Theater, The Houston Garden Center, and a public golf course.
A group of Quakers bought land around the turn of last century and developed Friendswood.
After WWII Farm to Market Roads were created to help famers get their goods to market.
Before the Gulf Fwy the Galveston-Houston Interurban was a popular way between Houston and Galveston.
Truax Field near Corpus Christi was once home to the U.S. Navy's elite pilots and the legendary Blue Angels.
I got my first car when I was a freshman in high school... a 1970 Olds Cutlass... babyblue with a white top.
In the 1920s, Luna Park, a big amusement park in Houston, was known as the Coney Island of Texas.
Dr Pepper was created in Waco, Texas in 1885.
Indianola was once a thriving community on the shores of Matagorda Bay.
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thank you Mr Bill I really enjoy your podcasts, is very informative and I love the way you share God's words and love for us,blessings to you and your family.