Editing Breckenridge, Texas (section)

==History==
[[File:Oil Rig, Main Street, Breckinridge, Texas, 1920.JPG|thumb|left|Oil rig, Main Street, Breckenridge, Texas, 1920]]
The town of Breckenridge originated in 1854 as Picketville, either named after the structure of its early homes or after rancher Bill Pickett, who lived in the area at the time. In 1876, [[Stephens County, Texas|Stephens County]] was established, and its territory included Picketville. The town was renamed "Breckenridge" after former U.S. Vice President and [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] General [[John C. Breckinridge]], though with an altered spelling.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfb05 |title=BRECKENRIDGE, TX |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |access-date=June 21, 2017}}</ref>

Breckenridge was a major oil producer in the early 1920s.  The population jumped from around 1000 to 5000 in under five years. 
Briefly, it was the home of legendary figure of the Old West, John [["Doc" Holliday]]. Breckenridge's boomtown era was well documented by the hundreds of photographs of pioneer photographer Basil Clemons.