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Churn.
Patent for a churn that has a frame supporting the churn and swinging motion mixes the cream. This invention successfully separates oily globules from the cream, thus making churning more effective and easy.
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
Bailey, James Westey & McNorton, John Tomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint.
Patent for a rail joint, which will be brought closer together when more weight is put on it.
Date:
March 31, 1908
Creator:
Bailey, John P. H.
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
High Purity Marble Falls Limestone, Burnet County, Texas
"The primary purpose of this paper is to report the presence and distribution of a high purity limestone in the Marble Falls limestone in the vicinity of Marble Falls" (p. 5).
Date:
September 1952
Creator:
Barnes, Virgil E. (Virgil Everett), 1903-1998
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ouachita Facies in Central Texas
Report on the Ouachita Facies, including map areas, geologic examinations, chemical compositions, subsurface, and findings.
Date:
December 1948
Creator:
Barnes, Virgil E. (Virgil Everett), 1903-1998
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Engine, &c.
Patent for a new and improved engine. This design "connect[s] the piston-rod of the steam-cylinder with the disk or crank that is attached to the fly-wheel shaft by means of a lever, or a disk acting as such, in a manner that enables the piston-rod to operate upon its connecting-bar in a longitudinal direction . . . thereby [avoiding] angular vibration of the connecting-rod and reduc[ing] friction of sliding surfaces" (lines 15-25).
Date:
December 11, 1883
Creator:
Barton, Alexander M. & Davis, Philip Z.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burnet City Hall and Mall
Photograph of the Burnet City Hall and Mall. There are things placed in the windows of the Hall. It is a brown and white two-story building with a large sign on the front. There is a car parked on the right side of the photo.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burnet County Courthouse
Photograph of the Burnet County Courthouse, the third courthouse for the county, built 1937 by Willis Environmental Engineering from Marble Falls, Texas. The building is two stories tall, and is a light brown.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Former Burnet County Jail
Photograph of the former jail of Burnet County. It is a stone building, with a white wrought-iron fence to the right.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Former Burnet County Jail
Photograph of the former county jail of Burnet County. It is a stone building, with a white wrought-iron fence on the right side.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Herman Brown Free Library
Photograph of the Herman Brown Free Library in Burnet. Cars are parked in front of the library, and other buildings can be seen in the background.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pioneers monument, Burnet County
In memory of the Pioneer Settlers of Burnet County. Samuel L. Holland, first settlers, 1848. Logan Vandevfer, Peter Kerr, William H. Magill, Noah Smithwick, Jesse Burnam, K. H. Hall, General Adam R. Johnson, Captain Christian Dorbandt and to those pioneers who pushed into this wilderness and established here the first traces of human habitation, unknown planters sowing seeds for a new civilizaton. They amrked for us our channels of trade adn industry, built the first schools and churches, an dafter the tumult of Indian depredations and the terrible scars of the Civil War, returned and again took up the ax and plow and brought new acres into cultivation. Most of them died in obscurity and were laid to rest in the county of their adoption. As the rank and file of our pioneers we honor their memory for the deeds they performed and the doctrines they taught. Fort Croghan established here March 18, 1849, abandoned by troops in December 1853, permanently abandoned 1855. Burnet County created February 5, 1852, organized August 28, 1852 by Logan Vandeveer, William H. Magill, R. H. Hall, Commissioners. Landmarks: Holland Springs, first settlement in 1848; Fort Croghan established 1849; Morman Mill built 1850; Black's Fort …
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sheriff Wallace W. Riddell monument, Burnet
Sheriff Wallace W. Riddell, December 4, 1899 - February 11, 1978. Sheriff of Burnet County 1939 - 1978. Riddell was Texas' longest serving Sheriff (with 39 years, 1 month, 11 days of service) until 2008.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for an improved, durable, and efficient car couple that can be operated from one side of the car for the safety of the operator. The draw-head is newly designed.
Date:
April 18, 1893
Creator:
Bishop, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for an improved car-coupling that automatically couples cars by "striking together adjacent couplers of the same class, and which may be conveniently uncoupled by a person standing at a distance from the coupler without going between the cars, as with the ordinary couplers" (lines 10-15).
Date:
December 4, 1894
Creator:
Bishop, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fairland Depot]
Photograph of Fairland Depot in Burnet County. A train engine is on the tracks and passengers wait to board on a small platform. A caboose can be seen in the distance on right on a second set of tracks. A windmill and water tower stand in front of the depot building, and some type of mechanical or construction apparatus can be seen on the far left in the foreground. The image is partially obscured due to deterioration of the original photograph.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Boone, Alanson D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie.
Patent for improvements in tailway-tie by “the provision of a clamping plate terminating at one end in a pair of spaced brackets that extend over the base flange of the rail, the said clamping plate being held in engagement with the base flange of the rail by a pair of spaced lugs formed with the top plate of the tie and which bear against the rear end of the clamping plate. Further, this would give greater strength and stability to the proper by seating the rail flange directly upon the top plate of the tie instead of upon the clamping plates.” (Lines 15-22) Illustration is included. This patent is related to Patent #865,354, issued on September 10, 1907 to the same inventor.
Date:
January 4, 1910
Creator:
Brister, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Brown to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 7, 1910]
Letter from J. R. Brown to Dr. Joseph Pound describing the sickness that his wife has been experiencing and asking the doctor if he had any suggestions as to how to treat such issues as stomach and bowel problems.
Date:
July 7, 1910
Creator:
Brown, J. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Certified Copy: Birth Certificate of Wendell Lee Tarver [#1]
Certified copy of the birth certificate for Wendell Tarver who was born in Burnet on May 16, 1931.
Date:
June 7, 1954
Creator:
Burnet County (Tex.) Clerk.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Choppers.
Patent for an improvement in cotton-choppers by way of vertical rock-shafts.
Date:
May 25, 1876
Creator:
Burnham, Theodore O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2010
Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "Capital Area Communities Receive Solid Waste Grants," "Help for Dementia Patients: CAPCOG 9-1-1 Centers Accept Calls from Locating Devices," "Holiday Projects Benefit Clients," "EPA Publishes More Stringent Standards for Ground-Level Ozone," "ENS Helps Capture Round Mountain Robbers," and "New Leadership Elected for CAPCOG."
Date:
February 2010
Creator:
Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, June/July 2010
Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "New Regional Economic Development Plan is Completed," "9-1-1...What is Your Location?," "CAPCOG Helps City with Business Retention," "CJ Funding Recommendations for 2011 Sent to Governor's Office," "Hays County Industry Wins State 2010 Environmental Excellence Award," "Basic Peace Officer Course Graduates Continue 100% Pass Rate," and "Request for Applications for FY2011 Solid Waste Implementation Grants."
Date:
June 2010
Creator:
Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, October/November 2010
Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "CAPCOG Launches Regional Training Center," "CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy Graduates Another Class," "CAPCOG Completes Provider Database to the Regional Transit Coordination Committee," "9-1-1 Awards Presented," "Medicare Health Coverage Options and Change 2010-2011," "Regional Interoperable Communications Plan Created," and "Second Annual Construction and Demolition Waste Management Summit Set."
Date:
October 2010
Creator:
Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, December 2010/January 2011
Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "CAPCOG Awarded HUD Sustainable Communities Grant for Capital Area Consortium," "CAPCOG Tests 9-1-1 Equipment," "CAPCOG Honors Our Nation's Family Caregivers," and "Region Conducts Annual CBRNE Exercise."
Date:
December 2010
Creator:
Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History