Fantastical History of Waco

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  • Fantastical History of Waco is full of fabulous tales of dubious veracity about our city of Waco, Texas written by Ashley Bean Thornton.
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  • Electric Slide

    Electric Slide
    Jun 1 2021
    From the mind of Ashley Bean Thornton and the actors of Wild Imaginings comes Fantastical History of Waco! 1910 to 1920 were years of turmoil in Mexico. Revolutionaries fought to overthrow the regime of Porfirio Diaz and then fought among themselves to establish a new government. Thousands of Mexicans immigrated to Texas fleeing the war. Most of the immigrants had almost no money and often had no choice but to settle in what some would call disreputable neighborhoods. And a great many of these immigrants found themselves in none other than little Waco-town. In Waco, the so-called disreputable neighborhood where they ended up settling was the neighborhood between Second Street and the Brazos River. Once known as “The Reservation” or “Two Street,” it was the former location of Waco’s notorious legalized red-light district. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • A Doctor's Secret

    A Doctor's Secret
    May 25 2021
    Hallie Earle was born in Waco in the year 1880. She was the eighth and last child of Civil War veteran Major Isham Harrison Earle, and as is often the case with the youngest child, she was her parent's pride and joy. From the mind of Ashley Bean Thornton and the actors of Wild Imaginings comes Fantastical History of Waco! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • Pipe Smoking and Crickets

    Pipe Smoking and Crickets
    May 18 2021
    Shapley Prince Ross, his wife Catherine, and their seven children were some of the first settlers to move to Waco Village in March of 1849. And with the Shapley Ross family came Armstead Ross and his wife Lucindy. From the mind of Ashley Bean Thornton and the actors of Wild Imaginings comes Fantastical History of Waco! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins

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