Beginning in 1880 in Montague County, the Bob Stone Camp provided a place for Confederate veterans of the Civil War to gather. Named in honor of the deceased Col. Bob Stone, it held annual summer reunions for veterans and their families in the area. By 1893, it had joined the United Confederate Veterans, a national association. In 1899, Nocona became its permanent home on land west of town donated by D.C. Jordan. Summer programs included presentations and events attended by Confederate and Union veterans, families, and friends from north Texas and Oklahoma. The Bob Stone Camp remained active until the last local Civil War veterans died in the 1940s.