Diedrick Dutchover and the Overland Mail Route (open access)

Diedrick Dutchover and the Overland Mail Route

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the first San Antonio-El Paso mail run, which required thirty days to cover 673 miles by stage coach and heavily armed frontiersmen of ward off attacks. Diedrick Dutchover was one of the men that accompanied the stage coaches on horseback to protect the mail carriers from threats.
Date: December 10, 1969
Creator: Arriola, Conrado
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wayne Cartledge sitting at a typewriter]

Mister R. Cartledge ("Mister Wayne") is working at his desk in front of a typewriter.
Date: December 11, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jose Ceniceros (open access)

Jose Ceniceros

Paper written by Freddie Ceniceros chronicling the life of Jose Ceniceros.
Date: December 4, 1969
Creator: Ceniceros, Freddie
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hub Castleberry, Camp Cook (open access)

Hub Castleberry, Camp Cook

Research paper written by Roxanne Baker detailing the life of Hub Castleberry as a camp cook for the McElroy or Y ranch.
Date: December 5, 1969
Creator: Baker, Roxanne
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Then Came the Indians (open access)

Then Came the Indians

This is a research paper written by Richard Hewitt for an American History Class at Marfa High School on December 10, 1969. It includes stories about Indian attacks in west Texas, the location of petroglyphs, and descriptions of different arrowheads and their uses.
Date: December 10, 1969
Creator: Hewitt, Richard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The History of the Catholic Churches of Marfa (open access)

The History of the Catholic Churches of Marfa

Research paper written by Lupita Valenzuela for a class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1969. The paper is about the history of the Catholic Church in Marfa, Texas.
Date: December 7, 1969
Creator: Valenzuela, Lupita
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The History of the Catholic Churches of Marfa (open access)

The History of the Catholic Churches of Marfa

Report written by Lupita Valenzuela for a history class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1969. The report tells about the early missions and priests, the first churches
Date: December 7, 1969
Creator: Valenzuela, Lupita
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History