Sabine County

Blue line print of survey map of Sabine County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red ink to indicate the addition of Patersons Ferry and Gaines Ferry. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sabine County.

Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1920
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Magneto-Contact. (open access)

Magneto-Contact.

Patent for magneto contacts, designed for easy removal, cleaning, and replacement, without short circuits, featuring novel construction features and parts arrangements.
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Rigsby, Virgil.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process for Hardening Copper. (open access)

Process for Hardening Copper.

Patent for a process of hardening copper to prevent bending and scaling of the metal. The process involves heating copper to a high temperature (1370 degrees Fahrenheit) and then subjecting it to continual pressure through hammering it until cold.
Date: February 24, 1920
Creator: Beckham, Dewitt T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History