The Works
The Works
Brantley Hightower
15: West Of The Pecos
15 minutes Posted Jun 1, 2016 at 1:00 pm.
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Show notes

Lee Hoy is a bearded man who moved west of the Pecos River to start a new life working at the Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center - a museum that memorializes another bearded man who also moved out west to start a new life. 

The transcript for the episode can be found here.

If you want to learn more, here are some Links to follow:

Judge Roy Bean

The Westerner

Judge Roy Bean 

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Special Thanks to:

Lee Hoy

The Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center

Music by Chris Zabriskie

Logo by Julie Pizzo Wood

vintage photo of Jersey Lily (Bean is man seated on barrel wearing sombrero)
vintage photo of Jersey Lily (Bean is man seated on barrel wearing sombrero)
the Jersey Lily today
the Jersey Lily today
Bean's Opera House today
Bean's Opera House today
The Judge Roy Bean Visitor's Center
The Judge Roy Bean Visitor's Center
signage on US 90
signage on US 90
Langtry overlooks the Rio Grande valley
Langtry overlooks the Rio Grande valley
much of historic Langtry is being lost
much of historic Langtry is being lost