Day 25 - Cottonwood Springs

Generally, when coming back from Haskell to Belton, I take the quickest route to get from A to B.  Today I was on my way to doing just that, when on a whim, I exited at Putnam to go towards Cross Plains where I would get on 36 to head on home.  I had never been on this little byway--the road less traveled as Frost would say--and it did not disappoint.  First I went through the tiny community of Putnam and then continued you on through cattle and oil country until I got to a little crossroads that had an historical marker sign that pointed to the "y" off the main road I was taking.  I hesitated but kept going and then just decided to make a U-turn and go back and see what was historical about that area.  The little road led me to Cottonwood Springs--an early day Texas settlement that probably didn't have 25 houses total.  First marker was an explanation of the creation of the town and after reading it I went on down the road to the cutest little historical bank building with markers at it and then on to their historical Methodist Church and school.  It was such a peaceful little village with no commerce that I could see and yet a few people have gathered there to live a quiet rural life in a place that was once controlled by Indians and housed a family of famous Texas outlaws.

Historic Methodist Church

Historic Bank, Post Office and more

Story of the Newton Boys Gang

Story of the town

History of the Bank/Post Office