Oral History Interview with Harry William Crate, June 9, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harry William Crate, June 9, 1998

Interview with Harry William Crate, former professor of mathematics and engineering with an interest in archaeology from Kerrville, Texas. Professor Crate discusses the results of various fossil and artifact finding expeditions around the Hill Country of Texas, specifically the numerous burned rock mounds found in the Kerry County area. He includes his opinions on why and how the burned mounds were created. As noted in the transcript, the interview continues in the manuscript of Professor Crate's wife, Melba Lee Williams Crate.
Date: June 9, 1998
Creator: Patton, Laura; O'Hara, Peggy; Crate, Harry William & Crate, Melba Lee Williams
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ports to Plains Feasibility Study: Executive Summary (open access)

Ports to Plains Feasibility Study: Executive Summary

Executive summary describing study findings regarding the evaluation of transportation improvement needs in the "Ports to Plains" corridor between the Texas/Mexico border and Denver, Colorado via the existing IH 27 corridor between Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas.
Date: June 2001
Creator: Wilbur Smith Associates
System: The Portal to Texas History