[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835] (open access)

[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835]

1835 letter of Col. Nicholas Copeland to his son-in-law Martin Bridgman of Arkansas, enticing him to move to Texas. The letter discusses the price of land and cattle, as well as the profitability of crops such as cotton and corn. Copeland adds a note for Harry Currin, a free African-American, stating that Texas is a safe place to settle. His land grant (settlement & fortification) described in the letter was 25 miles west of the Trinity River just before crossing the Navasota River. This letter was written at Robbins' Ferry on the Old San Antonio Road at the crossing of the Trinity River (letters went east from there to be carried & put in the US mail system).
Date: April 25, 1835
Creator: Copeland, Nicholas
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Madison County

Map of Madison County, Texas,including the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: November 1871
Creator: Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Madison County

Map of Madison County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: September 1880
Creator: Matthews, Sam. P.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Madison County

Map of Madison County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: June 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Madison County

Cadastral map of Madison County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: November 1871
Creator: Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sand Ridge 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: 1972
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elwood 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: 1972
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Leona Southwest 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: 1964
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Normangee 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

Hilltop Lakes 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

Iola 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: 1989
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Clear Lake 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: 1980
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Zulch 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: 1989
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Canary 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: 1989
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Steep Branch 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: 1963
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bedias 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: 1963
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baker Lake 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: 1972
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Connor 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: 1963
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Madisonville 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: 1963
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Madison County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Madison County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Madison County, Texas.
Date: 1994
Creator: Neitsch, Conrad L.; Castille, Joseph J. & Jurena, Maurice R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Soil Map, Madison County, Texas

Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, schools, churches, power transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. Scale 1:190,080
Date: 1994
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3045, Chapter 1152 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3045, Chapter 1152

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the juvenile boards of Grimes, Leon, Madison, and Walker Counties.
Date: June 18, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 128 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 128

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating Madisonville the Mushroom Capital of Texas.
Date: May 24, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coyote Wisdom (open access)

Coyote Wisdom

This volume contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including animal folk stories, Navajo creation myths, discussions about folk characters, discussions about the philosophy of folklore, and other miscellaneous folk stories. The index begins on page 293.
Date: 1938
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library