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Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Whitesboro with 3000-Mile Stone Marker

Close-up photograph of the 3,000 Mile Stone Marker for the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train located in Whitesboro, Texas. The stone marker commemorates the journey taken by participants of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train, it reads, "The Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train camped here. Circling the state for six months and traveling over 3,000 miles. It visited over 150 villages and towns as a living exhibit of Texas's western heritage." The marker also includes the path taken by these people during their journey.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Whitesboro

Photograph of the 3,000 Mile Stone Marker commemorating the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train located in Whitesboro, Texas. The stone marker memorializes the journey taken by participants of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train, it reads, "The Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train camped here. Circling the state for six months and traveling over 3,000 miles. It visited over 150 villages and towns as a living exhibit of Texas's western heritage." The marker also includes the path taken by these people during their journey.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train on Its Way to Whitesboro

Photograph of a child participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train traveling to Whitesboro, Texas. Two adults and a child are pictured on horseback riding along a paved road. A car across the road is visible in the background.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexander McGehee

Photograph of Alexander McGehee posing with a rifle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Childhood Home of Gene Autry

A wooden-frame house in field. The childhood home of Gene Autry near Tioga.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Campsite Marker in Whitesboro

Photograph of a stone campsite marker in Whitesboro, Texas, in front of a white fence and gate. The top of the marker is in the shape of the state of Texas and has a a line marking the route of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. Text below says: "On June 22, 1986 the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train camped here. Circling the state for six months and traveling over 3,000 miles, it visited over 150 villages and towns as a living exhibit of Texas's western heritage."
Date: 1986~
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train on Its Way to Whitesboro

Photograph of a child riding a horse during the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train traveling to Whitesboro, Texas. The photo shows three people on horses along a paved road. Trees and a car are visible in the background.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train on Its Way to Whitesboro

Photograph of people riding horses while participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train traveling to Whitesboro, Texas. The photo shows a large group of people horseback riding on the shoulder of a paved road.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History