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2000 Census County Subdivision Block Map
54
2010 Census County Block Map
54
2010 Census P.L. 94-171 County Block Map
53
Digital US Topo Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
50
1990 Census County Block Map
48
2000 Census County Block Map
45
7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
40
30 Minute Series
27
Digital Raster Graphic Topographic Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
25
Western United States 1:250,000
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Harrow
Patent for a harrow designed to cultivate only one row of crops at a time. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 25, 1907
Creator:
Arnold, Jesse E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Water Resources in Part of Central Texas
Report studying the central Texas region's water resources, with notes that there has been rapid decline and contamination in the area. The aquifer is also being used faster than it can naturally replenish.
Date:
January 1990
Creator:
Baker, Bernard; Duffin, Gail; Flores, Robert & Lynch, Tad
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling-Frame for Planters.
Patent for a coupling frame for planters for attaching two planters together.
Date:
December 13, 1910
Creator:
Barkley, Robert A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table.
Patent for a new ironing table that folds into a compact form. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 17, 1900
Creator:
Beacham, John Brandon
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash Holder
Patent for a sash-holder, which "consists in an improved sash-fastener embodying novel features" (lines 16-18). Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
August 10, 1897
Creator:
Beck, George Washington
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writing Machine
Patent for improvements to typewriting machines with the aim of providing "a machine of simple and durable construction, capable of use for the ordinary purposes to which type-writers are applied, but especially adapted and designed for typewriting upon blank books, thereby facilitating the making of official records and producing records that are more legible and compact than it is possible to obtain by handwriting" (lines 11-18).
Date:
June 14, 1892
Creator:
Borden, William J. & Johnson, Jahu W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan
Water plan for Region G (Brazos) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water supply plans for each county and city, recommended water management strategies, drought response plans, and the plan creation process.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Brazos G Water Planning Group
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume II. Identification, Evaluation, and Selection of Water Management Strategies
Volume II of the Water plan for Region G (Brazos) including water management strategies, water conservation methods, wastewater reuse, new reservoirs, expansion of use of certain water sources, and water supply recommendations and projects.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Brazos G Water Planning Group
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Radiator-Plug
Patent for improved radiator plug used for sealing radiators with a fluid-tight joint making it unnecessary to have the radiator pipe extended or threaded. This invention allows the pipe to be sealed at any point.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Brown, Charles James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Heater, Strainer, and Separator
Patent for purifying oil by removing all impurities. It is meant to prepare the oil for fuel burning purposes.
Date:
August 26, 1902
Creator:
Burrow, Edgar A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter
Patent for "a device which shall be simple in construction and by meansof which the planting of the seed may be performed in an even and regular manner" (lines 9-13).
Date:
October 15, 1889
Creator:
Cook, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bin-Measuring Apparatus
Patent for a bin measuring apparatus for weighing dry products for sale quickly and accurately.
Date:
April 20, 1909
Creator:
Duke, Joseph S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine
Patent for a vending machine designed to dispense liquids, including illustrations.
Date:
August 14, 1917
Creator:
Elder, Thomas Jefferson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a hand- or wind mill-operated water pump that is cheap and easy to manufacture.
Date:
June 6, 1911
Creator:
Eppler, Edwin R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calf Weaner.
Patent for a new and improved calf weaner. This design consists in "a strap, ring, or belt surrounding the muzzle of the calf or other animal, and attached permanently by means of head-stall straps or other suitable-devices, the muzzle-ring being provided with radiating blunt-pointed wires of suitable length, whereby the calf is prevented from reaching the teat, and the mother, being irritated or titillated by the projecting wires, repulses the attempts of the animal to suckle" (lines 18-27).
Date:
June 16, 1885
Creator:
Evans, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Pad.
Patent for a knee-pad that is meant to protect cotton-pickers as they crawl in uncomfortable areas. The knee-pads are made up of a concave oval made from leather, metal, or another strong material, with cloth attached to the base and edges of the oval. Straps go around the cloth and around the leg to hold it in place.
Date:
July 7, 1896
Creator:
Fergusson, William P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cylinder for Cotton-Gins
Patent for a cylinder for cotton-gins in which the cylinder has teeth that are "secured to the project from the periphery of the disk" (lines 17-18).
Date:
January 23, 1912
Creator:
Fuller, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saddle Jack.
Patent for a new and improved saddle-jack. This design consists in "the combination, with a support, of a post having a hollow trunnion and carrying a saddle-tree support on its upper end, and a bolt passing through the hollow trunnion and carrying hooks on its upper end for engaging a saddle-tree to hold it on its support" (lines 84-90).
Date:
April 1, 1890
Creator:
Garrett, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene
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 1:250000
Date:
1966
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene
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 1:250000
Date:
1958
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene
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 1:250000
Date:
1976
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ater 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:
1979
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ater 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
Ater 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