Swensons, Penick, and the TCR: The History of Stamford through the Pages of the Stamford American

Join us as we tell you the story of Stamford, as seen through the pages and stories of the Stamford American. Here we have gathered some of our favorite stories for you to hold on to and learn why we love being the Town Crier of our piece of Jones County.

The story of the development of Stamford begins with the Swenson Brothers, local ranchers who owned the town site and the surrounding area, cooperated with the Texas Central Railroad to organize a town site company to market lots and develop business. H. McHarg, president of the Texas Central Railroad, named the site in 1900 for his hometown in Connecticut.

Learn about the first Mayor of Stamford, Pierre Paul Berthelot or the charismatic father of Stamford, R. L. Penick, the Texas Cowboy Reunion that was begun in 1930 and many other stories that have appeared in the Stamford American.