Young County was one of the most active locations of the Old West, and it was definitely considered the most dangerous prairie crossing in Texas. Take a look at this list of topics, just to get an idea of our wild history.
- Site of frontier Fort Belknap
- Location of the Brazos River Indian Reservation
- Starting point for the Goodnight-Loving cattle trail
- Wayside stopping point for the Butterfield Overland Stage Line
- Location of the infamous Warren wagon train massacre
- Home of Britt Johnson, a Texas legend
- Brief history of coal mining near the town of Newcastle
- The town that started with no name
- Milie Durkin, Indian captive
- Satanta, the most famous of the Kiowa chiefs
- The Kiowa Indian peoples
- Elm Creek raid of 1864
- Stovall Hot Wells
- The Marlow brothers in 1889
- Home of the largest federal court jurisdiction in US history
- Colonel E. S. Graham and his brother, Gustavus Graham
- Texas Rangers and their activity in the county
- Homelands of the Comanche people
- Santa Claus bank robbers
- First murder trial of Native Americans in a civilian court
- Chronicles of the US Army Cavalry stationed in Young County and environs
- Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving, famous cow men
- Birthplace of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
- Oil discovery and production
- Charles Hipp and the Hipp Rodeos
- Young County at war (various eras)
- The era of cowboys and ranching
- Cynthia Ann Parker and her son, Quanah Parker, last chief of the Comanche
- Early days of the railroads
- Indian depredations and fighting
- Murder of Confederate commander of Fort Belknap
- Minerals in the county
- Frontier regiments
- Various ethnic cultures forming our heritage
