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2000 Census County Subdivision Block Map
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1990 Census County Block Map
57
2000 Census County Block Map
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7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
54
2010 Census County Block Map
51
2010 Census P.L. 94-171 County Block Map
51
Digital US Topo Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
48
Digital Raster Graphic Topographic Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
24
2007 Economic Census Map
9
Western United States 1:250,000
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Brick-Machine.
Patent for a brick machine that is "effective, yet simple and durable, machine especially adapted to receive bricks from a stiff-mud mill and re-press them and also to provide a means whereby the machine will be automatic in its action." (Lines 7-12) Illustrations included.
Date:
May 15, 1900
Creator:
Anthony, Russell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter
Patent for a seed planter. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 26, 1912
Creator:
Atmar, Joseph Y.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Sweep.
Patent for a new and improved cotton-sweep. This design "has for its object to provide a sweep which can be used either as a solid sweep or with one wing solid and the other cut away; to so construct the cut-away wing that it can be run very close to the plants without injuring them or throwing too much dirt or earth thereon to cover them, and to provide a sweep which shall be cheap, strong, durable, and effective" (lines 27-35).
Date:
January 19, 1886
Creator:
Awalt, Jesse C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot or Shoe Brace.
Patent for a new and improved brace for shoes and boots. This design "relates to a brace adapted to be applied to boots and shoes, and is designed as a brace for the counter, heel, and instep; and it has for its object to provide a brace . . . which shall be simple in its construction, one that may be readily and easily applied, and manufactured and supplied at a slight cost" (lines 9-16).
Date:
May 5, 1885
Creator:
Awalt, Jessee C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel
Patent for a spring wheel designed with a rim that supports the hub so that the wheel can rotate smoothly and quietly. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 19, 1912
Creator:
Barnes, George F. & Suttle, Willis A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Line Bob
Patent for a fish bob that can clamp and grip the fishing line. The fish bob can also be moved at will to any position with the users thumb or fingers.
Date:
December 29, 1914
Creator:
Bissett, Caleb
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner
Patent for an oil burner that attaches to locomotives.
Date:
June 21, 1910
Creator:
Blackmond, William C. & Stoy, Guy Everett
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Pipes and Cigar-Holders.
Patent for new and improvements in Combined Pipes and Cigar-Holders which consists in "forming or constructing the pipe with an intermediate chamber which serves as a receptacle for a sponge or other absorbent porous material." (Lines 15-20) Illustrations are included.
Date:
December 5, 1871
Creator:
Bond, Virgil A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Horse Hoes and Cultivators.
Patent for new horse hoe for cultivating crops. Hoe includes circular frame, plows, rollers, caster-wheels, etc.
Date:
March 26, 1878
Creator:
Brown, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Earth Borer and Excavator
Patent for an Improvement in Earth Boring and Excavating Machines whereby the machines may operate continuously except for the addition of shaft and belt sections.
Date:
July 24, 1880
Creator:
Carley, John Wesley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooler.
Patent for an "iceless cooler" (line 13) with key features such as low manufacturing cost, easy assembly, and the capability to be collapsed for compact storage when not in use, including illustrations.
Date:
January 26, 1918
Creator:
Chapman, T. M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin Attachment.
Patent for a new attachment for cotton gins. This design consists in "[t]he combination, in a cotton-gin, of the carrier, feed-roller, having teeth or projections, and the adjustable sliding rake . . . [and] the combination of the carriers, the latter having covering, receiver, toothed feed-roller, adjustable rake, gin-saws, and brush" (lines 68-75).
Date:
July 12, 1881
Creator:
Compton, Willis W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence.
Patent for a new and improved fence. This design calls for two spring-bars to be driven into the ground alongside two crossbars and laced between the latter. This lacing of spring-bars allows for "much additional bracing strength" for the crossbars and enables barbed wire to be stretched along where the spring-bars intersect (line 33).
Date:
April 11, 1882
Creator:
Daviss, Horatio P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Corn Scraper.
Patent for a new and useful cotton and corn scraper.
Date:
May 17, 1898
Creator:
Dove, Thoms F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a device that efficiently stretches wires for fence-strands.
Date:
July 14, 1896
Creator:
Folk, David H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report
Water plan for Region C describing the areas water resources and suppliers, usage statistics and forecasts, threats and water needs, methodology for making the plan, water conservation methods and plans, and recommendations on water management for different water suppliers and counties.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 2. Appendices A-P
Appendices to the water plan for Region C including a bibliography, water supply charts and reports, water management strategies, and related reports.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 3. Appendices Q-Z
Appendices Q-Z for the Water plan for Region C including cost estimates, newsletters, comments on the plan and actions taken to answer them, and reports related to different aspects of the water plan.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo 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
Buffalo Quadrangle
Satellite image 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:
2010
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo 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 1:24000
Date:
1983
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo 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 1:24000
Date:
1967
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo 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 1:24000
Date:
2013
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Butler 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