Pioneer Farms


You should find all of the answers to these questions on the signposts found around the farm.

What was the name of the first town that the original Giles' General Store was located in?

Who donated the Tate House to Pioneer Farms?

Why were most flag poles made from tall hardwood trees?

When did The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad establish a stop in Sprinkle, Texas?

Which one of our houses was lived in by the original surveyor for the University of Texas campus?

Which group of people did the German immigrants in this area share the Baptist Church that was built in 1850 with?

How much cooler does the "dog run" make the Jourdan Homestead in the summer?

Which house is associated with the man who was involved in founding the Texas State Historical Association?

Why is the silo at Pioneer Farms called a "Swedish Silo?"

Why would a barn built in the mid-1800s be more finely constructed than a farmer's house?

How did the increased usage of windmills change the role of the cowboy?

A blacksmith shop on an 1800s Texas farm indicated what?

Which famous general was Henry Orsay an aide to?

What types of businesses were associated with corner turret buildings?

What does the name "Tonkawa" mean?

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