Thorn’s Well at Cornudas Station near Dell City, TX. Named for U.S. Army Lt. Herman Thorn who stopped here with a California Gold Rush party in the summer of 1849.
Thorn’s Well at Cornudas Station near Dell City, TX. Named for U.S. Army Lt. Herman Thorn who stopped here with a California Gold Rush party in the summer of 1849.
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