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Kingsville, Texas

by | Sep 1, 2008 | Travel & Preservation

The first to begin the dream of taming the Wild Horse Desert was Capt. Richard King. He established the famous King Ranch on 825,000 acres, along Santa Gertrudis Creek, in 1853. His widow Henrietta continued his dream, eventually founding the town of Kingsville in 1904. The Kinenos, descendants of those early Texas cowboys at the King Ranch, still walk the streets of downtown today. What’s the latest gossip? A new BBQ place, the Smokin’ Rooster (200 E. Yoakum), opened today in a restored


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