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Upshur County

Cadastral map of Upshur County and part of Gregg County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Some notes and borders are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: August 17, 1857
Creator: Von Rosenberg, W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Lamps (open access)

Improvement in Lamps

Patent for the construction of a combined oil burning lamp and candlestick.
Date: August 3, 1869
Creator: Richer, F. C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Coffee-Mills. (open access)

Improvement in Coffee-Mills.

Patent for an improvement to upright coffee-mills, "whereby the bearings are always maintained in their true relative positions, while the strain on the two is made automatically counteracting, and each part of the shell firmly and effectually supported by the other." (Lines 10-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 16, 1870
Creator: Richer, Francois Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[a] car-coupler having a hook formed thereon . . . an open recess in the rear thereof, pins or projecting supports adjacent to the recess . . . a trigger pivoted to the coupler and projecting beyond the hook, so as to support the link . . . independent of the coupler and adapted to pass over the hook" (lines 64-75).
Date: August 12, 1890
Creator: Richardson, Samuel T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Gin Hoppers. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Gin Hoppers.

Patent for improvement in cotton-gins, including illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1879
Creator: Horne, Edward Gideon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Patriot. (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1861 (open access)

Texas Patriot. (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 2, 1861
Creator: Appleton, A. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Dasher. (open access)

Churn-Dasher.

Patent for a new and useful churn dasher, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 30, 1898
Creator: West, Edward B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Dasher. (open access)

Churn-Dasher.

Patent for a new and useful churn dasher, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 30, 1898
Creator: West, Edward B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon. (open access)

Wagon.

Patent for a wagon with an end gate, which is specialized for the unloading of scoop-able grains into bins without spillage.
Date: August 6, 1907
Creator: Housworth, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 65, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 14, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 65, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 14, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 64, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 2012 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 64, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 11, 2012
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 67, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 22, 2012 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 67, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 22, 2012
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 65, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 2012 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 65, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 2012
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 68, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 24, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 68, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 24, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 24, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 61, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 2012 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 61, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 2012
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 62, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 4, 2012 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 62, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 4, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 4, 2012
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 66, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 17, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 66, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 17, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 17, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 66, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 18, 2012 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 66, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 18, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 2012
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 67, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 21, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 67, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 21, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 63, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 7, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 63, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 70, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 70, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 64, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 10, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 64, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 10, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 69, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 29, 2012 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 69, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 29, 2012
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 62, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 3, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 62, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 3, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 3, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History