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The Goodnight-Loving Trail, Inc. and the Pecos County Historical Commission hosted the Spirit of the River Horsehead Crossing Living History Event. Out by the Pecos River off Highway 11 is a Historical Monument that stands alone by the river erected in 1936 by the State of Texas marker number 2564. On October 27-29, 2023, Horse Head Crossing travelled back in time with Comanche Drummer with song, Lipan Apache, Jumano, and Pueblo, Mescalero, two Poarch Band of Creek Indians and other Native Americans, campfire and chuck wagons cooking, Confederate soldiers, living historians, live cannon fire, gun slinger shootouts, Cowboy Poetry and 528 students and sponsors of all ages from Iraan, Reagan County, Christian Academy of Ft. Stockton, and Monahans. The chuck wagons were up early serving breakfast, later lunch, and supper to all that attended the Spirits of the River Horsehead Crossing Living History Event. The winners of the Chuck Wagon Cookoff for the Beans was Beans, 1st Gage Lawson and 2nd George Delgado, winners in the Desserts were 1st Kevin Williams, 2nd Gage Lawson. In the Meat category winning 1st was Gage Lawson and 2nd Kellye Garrett. Winning in the Bread category was 1st Snap Woodward 2nd Gage Lawson. Best Chuck Wagon winners were 1st Mike Cooper and 2nd Kevin Williams.