Parker County Courthouse, Weatherford

Parker County Courthouse, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Parker County Courthouse, Weatherford

Parker County Courthouse, Weatherford, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street scene in Weatherford

Street scene in Weatherford.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Parker County Courthouse

Parker County Courthouse, built 1885 by architects Dodson & Dudley.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Parker County Courthouse

Parker County Courthouse, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Parker County Courthouse

Parker County Courthouse, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mural in Weatherford - Parker County Peach Festival, July 8, 2006

Mural in Weatherford - "Parker County Peach Festival, July 8, 2006", near the courthouse square.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Memorial and statue, Parker County

Photograph of a Confederate Memorial in Parker County, Texas. It is a statue of a man in uniform holding a rifle. It reads "In honor of the United Confederate Veterans of Parker County, 1861-1865" on the base of the statue.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic Plaque, Parker County C. S. A.

Photograph of a historic plaque in Weatherford, Texas. It reads: "Parker County C. S. A. Part of a colonial grant to S. M. Williams and Stephen F. Austin, father of Texas, but with no permanent settlers before 1850, this county was created in 1855 and named for Isaac Parker, its legislative sponsor. By 1860 it had 4,213 people and in 1861 its voters favored secession 535 to 61. Oliver Loving, a settler, was an official stock raiser, furnishing beef to the Confederacy in the Civil War. He and 18 other men organized a full-time patrol against the frequent, bloody Indian raids. Citizens of adjacent counties took refuge here. In 1864 three local men were charged with treason. One admitted inviting Federal General J. G. Blunt to come from the Cherokee nation and give Parker County protection from the Indians. General John R. Baylor, a local rancher, was an officer in the Arizona-New Mexico campaign to make the Confederacy an ocean-to-ocean nation, and after victories there became Governor of Arizona. He was in the Confederate Congress from 1863 to 1865. Parker County sent the Confederate army nine companies. Its Company E, 19th Texas Cavalry, served in Parsons' Brigade--which fought over 20 …
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic Plaque, Parker County Courthouse

Photograph of a historic plaque in Weatherford, Texas. It reads: "Parker County Courthouse. Scene of many noted trials. Built 1884-1886. Cost $55,555.55. Fourth courthouse in history of county, organized 1856. An oak on Ft. Belknap Road was Court site that year. In this building practiced S. W. T. Lanham, who was Governor of Texas 1902-1906. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964."
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Parker County Courthouse, detail of windows.

Parker County Courthouse, detail of windows. Parker County Courthouse, Weatherford, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 105, July 2001 - April, 2002 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 105, July 2001 - April, 2002

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 719.
Date: 2002
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3525, Chapter 770 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3525, Chapter 770

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, functions, operations, and financing of the Parker County Special Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1826, Chapter 895 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1826, Chapter 895

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, functions, operations, and financing of the Parker County Special Utility District; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3992, Chapter 947 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3992, Chapter 947

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the county courts at law in Parker County.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3993, Chapter 785 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3993, Chapter 785

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the compensation of the members of the juvenile board of Parker County.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey (open access)

2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
Date: 2001
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, February 17, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, February 17, 2005

Interview with Glenn G. Morgan of Weatherford, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Navy. In the interview, Mr. Morgan talks about his time before the war as well as his military training, travels, life on and the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and his survival at sea.
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Morris, Cork & Morgan, Glenn G.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-264 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-264

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Parker County Commissioners Court is authorized to hire an employee to perform purchasing duties in the absence of a purchasing agent appointed pursuant to section 262.011 of the Local Government Code, and related questions.
Date: August 7, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Weatherford College Fire Academy Patch]

Patch from the Weatherford College Fire Academy. The rectangular patch has a black background and oxblood red edging. "Weatherford College Fire Academy" is written in yellow along the top and bottom edges. In the center of the patch is a Florian Cross with red points, a braided yellow and blue central circle, and an image of Texas.
Date: 2008
Creator: Malley, Steve
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Parker County, Block 21

Parent map for Parker County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Jack County, Block 15

Parent map for Jack County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Parker County, Inset D01

Inset map for Parker County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:2,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Parker County, Block 23

Parent map for Parker County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History