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[Three women, four children, and a dog on a porch]
Photograph of three women, three children, an African-American boy, and a dog on a porch. The woman on far left, who is leaning on the balustrade, is wearing a light colored dress with dark trim and dark hat. Woman in center, who is dressed in a dark dress with white bib inset, is seated on a wooden bench. Woman on far right is wearing a plaid blouse with dark skirt. Child in center is standing, while the two other children are seated on the steps near an African-American boy dressed in a dark suit. He has his hands on the head of the large dog. The photo is mounted on a tan textured cardboard substrate. Written on back in ink "I". Text on back in brown reads: "Potash, Victoria, Texas".
Date:
[1885..1910]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Entrance to Parker's Fort - Limestone County]
Photo of the entrance to Parker's Fort, which is located in Limestone County. Many descendants of the Parker family live in both Anderson and Houston Counties.
Date:
January 1967
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Parker
Old Fort Parker is a reconstructed fort that pays tribute to the Parker family and other pioneers who paid a high price to settle in Texas. The Parkers and other members of their church came to Texas from Crawford County, Illinois in 1833. In 1832, Daniel Parker, a staunch theologian, had gained permission to settle in Texas. After organizing those who wanted to go to Texas into the Predestinarian Baptist Church, they all left Illinois in July of 1833 in ox- drawn wagons. Daniel and the majority of his followers settled near the present City of Elkhart, where a replica of their Pilgrim Baptist Church still stands in their memory. Other members of the group preferred to settle farther west, near the Navasota River. Elder John Parker and three of his sons (Silas, James, and Benjamin) began in December 1833 to clear land and to construct "Parker's Fort." On May 19, 1836, Comanche Indians attacked the fort; 5 were killed, 5 were captured, and the 21 survivors made their way to where Palestine is today. The most famous of the captives was Cynthia Ann Parker. She adapted to Indian ways and later married Chief Peta Nocona. Quanah Parker, the last …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Parker
Old Fort Parker is a reconstructed fort that pays tribute to the Parker family and other pioneers who paid a high price to settle in Texas. The Parkers and other members of their church came to Texas from Crawford County, Illinois in 1833. In 1832, Daniel Parker, a staunch theologian, had gained permission to settle in Texas. After organizing those who wanted to go to Texas into the Predestinarian Baptist Church, they all left Illinois in July of 1833 in ox- drawn wagons. Daniel and the majority of his followers settled near the present City of Elkhart, where a replica of their Pilgrim Baptist Church still stands in their memory. Other members of the group preferred to settle farther west, near the Navasota River. Elder John Parker and three of his sons (Silas, James, and Benjamin) began in December 1833 to clear land and to construct "Parker's Fort." On May 19, 1836, Comanche Indians attacked the fort; 5 were killed, 5 were captured, and the 21 survivors made their way to where Palestine is today. The most famous of the captives was Cynthia Ann Parker. She adapted to Indian ways and later married Chief Peta Nocona. Quanah Parker, the last …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Parker
Old Fort Parker is a reconstructed fort that pays tribute to the Parker family and other pioneers who paid a high price to settle in Texas. The Parkers and other members of their church came to Texas from Crawford County, Illinois in 1833. In 1832, Daniel Parker, a staunch theologian, had gained permission to settle in Texas. After organizing those who wanted to go to Texas into the Predestinarian Baptist Church, they all left Illinois in July of 1833 in ox- drawn wagons. Daniel and the majority of his followers settled near the present City of Elkhart, where a replica of their Pilgrim Baptist Church still stands in their memory. Other members of the group preferred to settle farther west, near the Navasota River. Elder John Parker and three of his sons (Silas, James, and Benjamin) began in December 1833 to clear land and to construct "Parker's Fort." On May 19, 1836, Comanche Indians attacked the fort; 5 were killed, 5 were captured, and the 21 survivors made their way to where Palestine is today. The most famous of the captives was Cynthia Ann Parker. She adapted to Indian ways and later married Chief Peta Nocona. Quanah Parker, the last …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Parker
Photograph of a corner section of Fort Parker. This segment appears to be constructed entirely of logs including the fence and corner tower. Old Fort Parker is a reconstructed fort that pays tribute to the Parker family and other pioneers who paid a high price to settle in Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from J.W. Cox to Jesse Grimes for property tax, 1849]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Receipt from J.W. Cox to Jesse Grimes for property tax
Date:
March 16, 1849
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
Limestone County
Map of Limestone County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
October 1869
Creator:
Martin, Joseph
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Limestone County
Map of Limestone County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
January 26, 1858
Creator:
Martin, Joseph
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Limestone County
Map of Limestone County, Texas including the Prairies and Lakes region.
Date:
February 1877
Creator:
Blau, F. G.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 59, July 1955 - April, 1956
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 547.
Date:
1956
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Round Prairie Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1982
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kosse East Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1978
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kosse West Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1976
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oletha Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1982
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farrar Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1982
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box Church Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1982
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thornton Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1976
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Odds Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1976
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Otto Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1976
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Teague South Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1982
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fallon Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1982
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History