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Prospectus of Twelve Central Texas Counties. (open access)

Prospectus of Twelve Central Texas Counties.

This book gives an overview of the twelve Blackland Counties of Texas in alphabetical order. For each county, a brief description of the geographic and agricultural characteristics is given as well as statistics on population and county income. Additionally, a geological description of the Black Prairie Region gives more specific aspects of the area and the soil compositions and a final chapter discusses the property market of the area.
Date: 1895
Creator: Crawford, Wilbur F. & [Moore, Monta J.]
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Central Texas Conference, Fiftieth Annual Session (Which is the Sixth Session since division), Methodist Episcopal Church, South (open access)

Journal of the Central Texas Conference, Fiftieth Annual Session (Which is the Sixth Session since division), Methodist Episcopal Church, South

Journal proceedings of Central Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, condensed minutes of the proceedings, reports of boards and committees, appointments, memoirs, statistical tables, and advertisements. Indexes to the journal and advertisements at the end of the journal.
Date: November 1915
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switching Device (open access)

Switching Device

Patent for a switch throwing device that can be operated from a train car. Illustrations included.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Gordon, Holland F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Cross-Tie. (open access)

Railway Cross-Tie.

Patent for a railway cross-tie with concrete and metal parts, which is adjustable to different gages.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: Drane, Frank N. & Drane, Hugh A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engineer's Report on Dallas - Waxahachie - Ennis Inter-Urban Electric Railway With Possible Extensions to Corsicana: Volume 2, Statistics and Photographs (open access)

Engineer's Report on Dallas - Waxahachie - Ennis Inter-Urban Electric Railway With Possible Extensions to Corsicana: Volume 2, Statistics and Photographs

Book discussing statistics for the finances and infrastructure of Dallas, Waxahachie, Ennis, and Corsicana, Texas and the surrounding areas. There is a map of Dallas and the surrounding areas and several photographs of the various cities throughout the report. The statistics include city taxes, crop reports, public buildings, and local industries.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jones, Fred A.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Session of The Northwest Texas Conference...of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, held at Corsica, Texas, November 13 to November 18, 1901. (open access)

Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Session of The Northwest Texas Conference...of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, held at Corsica, Texas, November 13 to November 18, 1901.

Minutes of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, formal minutes of the conferences, condensed minutes, resolutions, reports from committees, and statistical tables.
Date: November 1901
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas (open access)

A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas

This book gives an overview of each of the six counties including history, important statistics and facts, and biographies of central figures. According to the title page, it contains "a History of this Important Section of the Great State of Texas, from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospects; also Biographical Mention of Many of the Pioneers and Prominent Citizens of the Present Time, and Full-page Portraits of the most Eminent Men of this Section."
Date: 1893
Creator: Lewis Publishing Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 2, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1957 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 8, 1957
Creator: Kittley, Wayne W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 19, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 65, July 1961 - April, 1962 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 65, July 1961 - April, 1962

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 619.
Date: 1962
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1947 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 11, 1947
Creator: White, Gilbert F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Courier-Light (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 276, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1905 (open access)

Daily Courier-Light (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 276, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1905

Daily newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: February 16, 1905
Creator: Hand, F. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
And Horns on the Toads (open access)

And Horns on the Toads

Volume of folk stories and tall tales about the horned toad and other Texas folklore. The index begins on page 235.
Date: 1959
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 23, 1959 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 23, 1959

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 23, 1959
Creator: Kittley, Wayne W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 105, July 2001 - April, 2002 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 105, July 2001 - April, 2002

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 719.
Date: 2002
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 27, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 26, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1925 (open access)

Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1925

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 6, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Booster (Kerens, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1911 (open access)

The Kerens Booster (Kerens, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1911

Newspaper from Kerens, Texas published annually for the Kerens Trade Days celebrations that includes information on Kerens and Navarro County along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 1, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 7, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History