The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942 (open access)

The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Grand Saline, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: Applegate, C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Weekly Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942 (open access)

Gainesville Weekly Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Coyote (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, October 15, 1945 (open access)

The Coyote (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, October 15, 1945

Monthly student newspaper from Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas that includes news of interest to students and staff along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1945
Creator: Weatherford College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1941 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1941

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943 (open access)

The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 112, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943 (open access)

Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 112, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943

Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from Breckenridge, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 15, 1943
Creator: Hall, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943 (open access)

Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Stephenville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 280, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943 (open access)

Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 280, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943

Daily newspaper from Borger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 15, 1943
Creator: Phillips, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 171, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1931 (open access)

Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 171, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1931

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 15, 1931
Creator: Blake, T. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942 (open access)

The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: Main, Frank L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942 (open access)

The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: Newby, G. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 277, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 15, 1944 (open access)

Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 277, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 15, 1944

Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from Breckenridge, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 15, 1944
Creator: Hall, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: Mayfield, Billie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 275, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 15, 1944 (open access)

Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 275, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 15, 1944

Daily newspaper from Cleburne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 121, Ed. 2 Friday, October 15, 1943 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 121, Ed. 2 Friday, October 15, 1943

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. [245], Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. [245], Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 15, 1943
Creator: Nowlin, C. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Along the Texas Forts Trail

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The task of providing military defense for the Texas Frontier was never an easy one because the territory was claimed by some of the greatest querrilla fighters of all times—the Comanches, Kiowas, Apaches, and Lipans. Protecting a line running from the Red River southwest to El Paso was an impossible task, but following the Mexican War the federal government attempted to do so by establishing a line of forts. During the Civil War the forts were virtually abandoned and the Indians once again ruled the area. Following the war when the military began to restore the old forts, they found that the Indians no longer fought with bows and arrows but shouldered the latest firearms. With their new weapons the Indians were able to inflict tremendous destruction, bringing demands from settlers for more protection. In the summer of 1866 a new line of forts appeared through central Texas under the leadership of General Philip H. Sheridan, commander of federal forces in Louisiana and Texas. Guardians of a raw young land and focal points of high adventure, the old forts were indispensable in their day of service and it is fitting that they be preserved. In and around the forts and …
Date: October 15, 1997
Creator: Aston, B. W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Madill Record (Madill, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942 (open access)

The Madill Record (Madill, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Madill, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: Pate, Herbert J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 247, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942 (open access)

The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 247, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942

Daily newspaper from Sulphur Springs, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: Bagwell, Eric
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1959 (open access)

The De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1959

Weekly newspaper from De Leon, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943 (open access)

Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Honey Grove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 15, 1943
Creator: Thompson, Harry
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History