Diane Adams
Diane Adams is a local journalist interested county history. Please send tips and ideas for stories to Diane through our contact page here.
DIANE ADAMS: Early trails in Brown County
“In the fall of 1872, I went to Brown County, where I was hired by Bob Terrell. He was trading dry goods for cattle, and was camped in an old log house, eight miles above Brownwood, on
DIANE ADAMS: Election corrections
After watching the most emotional and perhaps the most influential election of my lifetime last week, I learned all sorts of new things about how our system works. Even at my age, I still don’t know it
DIANE ADAMS: The last train to Brownwood
Reader Cary Wright from Lake Brownwood sent me a thought-provoking email last week. Mentioned were some details about the history of local travel, in particular the old railway lines that used to serve as public transportation, a
DIANE ADAMS: The road to Belle Plain’s ghostly ruins
Belle Plain Street, which runs through a northwest section of Brownwood, out towards Grosvenor, is not the most well-traveled route to and from Brownwood, but it wasn’t always a road to nowhere. In fact, it might well
DIANE ADAMS: The terror of Mukewater and other tales
The community known as Mukewater, about 4 miles west of Bangs, can’t exactly be described as a ghost town, as it was never much more than a loosely defined neighborhood. Nevertheless, Mukewater had its own school, church
DIANE ADAMS: The ghost town of Winchell
Near the steep, muddy banks of the Colorado River, halfway between Brownwood and Brady, are the remnants of a once prosperous and busy town. My husband and I drove out that way to take a look, and
DIANE ADAMS: Prohibition and arguments
One thing that the proliferation of the internet into our daily lives has shown for sure is that people will argue over anything. You can say it’s a nice day outside, and like as not someone comes
DIANE ADAMS: Old tree lore
Before the days of air conditioning and largely indoor living, old trees were an integral part of our lives. They were shade on a hot day, a spot to sit and talk, eat or even hold a
DIANE ADAMS: Remembering Chief Sanaco
A little over ten miles north from where the San Saba and Colorado Rivers converge, a meeting once took place between Indian agent and Texas State Legislator Robert Simpson Neighbors and several important chiefs from the Penatuhkah
DIANE ADAMS: Eureka Church and Hunter Stage Part 2
After publishing a column a few weeks ago on the Hunter Stagecoach stop, I was contacted by the owner of the property where it was located, Mandy Martin. Mandy told me that the site of the old
DIANE ADAMS: Where the rain lilies grow
Last week, I noticed some odd looking, pinkish stalks that sprang up in the yard very quickly. I took my dog for a walk that evening, and when we got back, the stalks had exploded into masses
DIANE ADAMS: Unsolved case of an ancient burial
The fascinating case of a missing archeological discovery in Brown County has taken up my entire day, and I’m no closer to understanding this story than I was when I started. The need to investigate began with