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The Early History of Floyd County (open access)

The Early History of Floyd County

This book discusses the history of Floyd County, Texas, including the general organization of the county, the first settlers and settlements, battles, expeditions, and notable individuals. The index begins on page 141.
Date: 1947
Creator: Hall, Claude V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Young County courthouse, Graham, Texas (open access)

Inventory of county records, Young County courthouse, Graham, Texas

Inventory of records of Young County housed in the Young County courthouse in Graham, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, Treasurer, Auditor, and School Superintendent. Also provides an index.
Date: 1975
Creator: Sumners, Bill F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Volnie S. Burk, January 10, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Volnie S. Burk, January 10, 1972

Interview with Volnie S. Burk, an Army veteran and survivor of the siege at Fort Hughes near Corregidor, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burk discusses the fall of Fort Hughes and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1943), the Manila port area (1943), his return to Bilibid Prison (1943-1944), the fall of Manila (1945), and his liberation.
Date: January 10, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burk, Volnie S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Survey of Young County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Young County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Young County, Texas.
Date: 2009
Creator: Cyprian, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History