1841 - Imakita Kosen, 1st Zen teacher of D.T. Suzuki, found the awakening 1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes removes Federal troops from Louisiana, Reconstruction ends 1990 - Villanova's women set a 6,000 m relay world record of...
"Palo Pinto" means painted posts or trees. Native Americans painted tree trunks red and blue along the banks of North Fork of Palo Pinto Creek near Strawn and some think that is how the county gets its name.