Stamford, Texas

Home of the famous“Texas Cowboy Reunion”

3 cent Jumbo Post Card Air Photo by Steffa-Haskell, Texas (abt 1950?), Submitted by Susie Hodges

Stamford Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 1206, Stamford, TX 79553, 915-773-2411

Check this!!!!          1927 School Pictures  1930 J.M. Radford Grocery Co.

Home of the famous Texas Cowboy Reunion, Stamford is a diverse city with a modern economy based on agriculture, oil, manufacturing and retail. In November of 1899 the Stamford Townsite Company was organized when the Texas Central Railway wanted to extend its line forty miles from Albany.

Henry McHarg, president of the TCR, named the town for his home town of Stamford, Connecticut. The first train ran in Feb. 11, 1900. The town was incorporated early in 1901 and P.P. Berhtelot, secretary and business manager of the town site company, was elected the first mayor.

Today Stamford serves as the headquarters of the Swen R. Swenson Land and Cattle Company,

one of the oldest ranches in the state encompassing 31,000 acres of ranch and farm land. Located 40 miles north of Abilene on Hwy 277, Stamford offers something for everyone. For boating and fishing enthusiasts Stamford Lake is a short 15 min. drive from town. The city has a 9-hole golf course, swimming pool, and several tennis courts. For history buffs there is the Cowboy Country Museum and numerous historical buildings. The Texas Cowboy Reunion, held annually during the 4th of July weekend, attracts people from all over the country. In addition to the traditional rodeo events there is dancing, an art show, BBQ, chuck wagon cook-off, and cowboy poetry. Hunters flock to Stamford during hunting season to take advantage of the environmental haven for dove, quail, deer and turkey. For real down-home Texas hospitality, come out where both the mesquite trees and the friendly people are thick.

Pictures by Jim Lantrip 9/10/2000