1927 Rocksprings Tornado PowerPoint Video

[@elizabethduran6886]

My father Alejandro de la Rosa (still living 100 yrs old),was a kid living in rock springs when tornado hit. He lost his grandpa and other loved ones

[@davidbourland8080]

My Grandfather was one of the victims of this Tornado. My Grandmother survived but was badly injured. My Dad and Uncle survived.

[@elizabethduran6886]

My dad Alex de la Rosa was there. A kid his grandfather died there

[@Prothunder97]

Many people in Rocksprings believed that the tornado was divine retribution on the town for the lynching by burning alive at the stake of a Mexican itinerant, Antonio Rodriguez, for the alleged murder of an Anglo woman. This was a time of extreme racism and violence against Mexicans (both Mexican and US citizens) in Texas, especially along the border. The courthouse and the jail from which Rodriquez was taken survived the tornado and to some, serve as reminders of that incident (November 3, 1910). One observer of the lynching said Rodriquez cursed the town and county as he burned. See: mappingviolence.wordpress.com/highlighted-episodes/antonio-rodriguez-lynched-november-3-1910/

[@15055chevy]

Sad....but great story. I just purchased land just outside of Rocksprings. Looks like a great little town, can't wait to get back out there.

[@audiefooshee2151]

The 2nd pic is of my great pa 😭Idk who he is with in the pic but I see it every time I go to his sons my grand pa house Eliseo Aguilar ...my great grand pa was also 2nd armor div. In ww2 ...im his great grand son AUDIE......he had 3 other children as well

[@tommartinez7194]

Tornadoes in the western edge of the Hill Country are rare. The twister over a mile wide touched down three miles northwest of Rocksprings and moved in a southeasterly direction. 234 of the 247 buildings were damaged or destroyed. The courthouse lost its roof but the limestone walls remained intact. 72 lives were lost in Rocksprings and two more in Uvalde. This tornado moved across Edwards, Real and Uvalde Counties. It's believed it may have travelled 100 miles. It missed Leakey the county seat of Real by a mile. Had it hit Leakey the fatality count could well have been. over a hundred. There were heroes. Ruby Davis who was staying at the Balletine Hotel drove her undamaged vehicle and drove toward Sonora where she called from a phone at a ranchhouse Sonora to tell Sonora the disaster that Rocksprings had experienced. Telephone lineman Foster Owens with the help of Gladys Laurie drove toward Kerrville and climbed a telephone pole despite the torrential rains and lightning that followed the tornado and managed to phone the operators in Kerrville, Uvalde, San Antonio and other towns to state Rocksprings had suffered an incredible disaster and needed help. Fort Clark an army post 50 miles southwest of Rocksprings mounted their horses and were the first to arrive and offer aid. Because Rocksprings had no railroad. The serious injured had to be transported to Camp Wood and Uvalde so they could be sent to hospitals in San Antonio.

[@bleuskye8124]

I lived here when I was a kid.

[@johnnyreb2255]

Sad

[@lonnieoneal1519]

Lived in Rocksprings from 1960 to 1974 miss my little town

[@JavierRamirez-qh6us]

It's been 35 years that I left my big city little town of Big Red Rockspings