Gregg and Upshur Counties in the Civil War
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Page : 298 pages
File Size : 13,20 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Gregg County (Tex.)
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Page : 298 pages
File Size : 13,20 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Gregg County (Tex.)
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Author : Bonnie Ericson
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Page : 308 pages
File Size : 35,92 MB
Release : 2008-05-01
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ISBN : 9781570882128
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Page : pages
File Size : 47,46 MB
Release : 2008-05-01
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ISBN : 9780911317770
Author : Van Craddock
Publisher : HPN Books
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 30,84 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1893619621
An illustrated history of Gregg County, Texas, paired with histories of the local companies.
Author : Historical Records Survey (Tex.)
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Page : 204 pages
File Size : 21,36 MB
Release : 1940
Category : Archives
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Author : Van Craddock
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 38,18 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738579207
Situated in the East Texas Piney Woods, Longview was established in 1870 when O. H. Methvin deeded land to the Southern Pacific to build a railroad station. The village became the county seat of Gregg County in 1873 and quickly prospered as a rail, cotton, and manufacturing center. The discovery of the East Texas Oil Field in 1930-1931 revealed that Longview sat in the middle of the world's largest pool of petroleum. The boom had begun! Today Longview is home to almost 80,000 residents. The city that bills itself as "Real East Texas" is a manufacturing, medical, and educational center and home to such events as the Great Texas Balloon Race and AlleyFest arts festival.
Author : Betty Dooley-Awbrey
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 23,80 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 1589792432
This guide to more than 2,500 Texas roadside markers features historical events; famous and infamous Texans; origins of towns, churches, and organizations; battles, skirmishes, and gunfights; and settlers, pioneers, Indians, and outlaws. This fifth edition includes more than 100 new historical roadside markers with the actual inscriptions. With this book, travelers relive the tragedies and triumphs of Lone Star history.
Author : Edward Callary
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 16,59 MB
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1477320644
Was Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the name does honor the town’s original claim to fame: a gasoline-powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris, France? Yes: Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site, thought it would be an improvement over “Pin Hook,” the original name of the Lamar County seat. Ding Dong’s story has a nice ring to it, derived from two store owners named Bell, who lived in Bell County, of course. Tracing the turning points, fascinating characters, and cultural crossroads that shaped Texas history, Texas Place Names provides the colorful stories behind these and more than three thousand other county, city, and community names. Drawing on in-depth research to present the facts behind the folklore, linguist Edward Callary also clarifies pronunciations (it’s NAY-chis for Neches, referring to a Caddoan people whose name was attached to the Neches River during a Spanish expedition). A great resource for road trippers and historians alike, Texas Place Names alphabetically charts centuries of humanity through the enduring words (and, occasionally, the fateful spelling gaffes) left behind by men and women from all walks of life.
Author : Frank White Johnson
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Page : 940 pages
File Size : 35,68 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Texas
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Vols. l and 3 are books; vols. 2, 4, 5 are microfiche.
Author : Historical Records Survey (U.S.). Texas
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Page : 200 pages
File Size : 38,67 MB
Release : 1940
Category : Archives
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