The “Footprints of Fayette” articles written by local historians, have been included in the Fayette County Record for over 20 years. In this span of years, the vast majority of the articles have been written about the historical exploits of the men and women who settled in this area, sometimes dating back to the days of the Republic of Texas.
There have been only about a handful of stories written about the animals that have lived in our countryside.
The following article should actually be titled the “Footprints Left by the Animals in Fayette”, as it deals with some newspaper articles written about the exploits of some of the animals that lived in our county and state many years ago and left their footprint in the minds of our past citizens. This week’s article, which are basically short stories, will deal with animals that wore feathers.
