David A BowlesAug 141 minWilliam BartonNearly a million people visit Austin’s Barton Springs swimming pool each year. Most aren’t aware that the cool springs of Zilker Park...
David A BowlesJun 241 minCowboy DadMalcolm Bowles was born June 24, 1912, on the family ranch located on the east side of the Pedernales River at the confluence of the...
David A BowlesMay 191 minWhen the Rains CameAs a young boy, during the drought of the 50’s, I remember walking across the dry Pedernales Riverbed from the Bowles Ranch to the Turner...
David A BowlesJan 21 minDeath of Austin’s First DaughterOn January 2, 1900, Elnora Van Cleve-Brown died at her home near the confluence of the Pedernales and Colorado Rivers in Travis County,...
David A BowlesNov 23, 20221 minAn Empire Is BornOn a cold November day in 1838, Mirabeau Lamar discovered the location he desired to establish his empire.