Freeman Ranch History
	The Freeman Brothers San Marcos and Hays County Prehistoric Times Spanish Rule Early Anglo-American Settlement through Civil War Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century The Depression Era through World War II Present Day Operation History of Freeman Ranch from Those Who Lived It (Oral History) Rufus Alexander Dr. Amy Freeman Lee Robert Nance Ofelia Philo	The Depression Era through World War II The stock market crash of 1929 ruined many people's bank accounts. Most of the nation suffered, and the people in Hays County did too, losing farms and ranches. This era was marked by a constant battle to keep the infamous boll weevil from ruining the cotton crop. The area emerged from this time of turmoil mostly with the help of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs, especially those that had to do with agriculture. World War II, as many historians note, brought the nation out of the Depression. At the beginning of World War II the Freemans bought their ranch, perhaps as an opportunity to sell beef to the government.
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