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The Brite's of Marfa, Texas
This is a research paper written by Josephine Aguilor for an American History Class at Marfa High School on January 13, 1964. It contains biographical information about the Brite family, describing their home and their charitable acts in Marfa, Texas.
Date:
January 13, 1964
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life of Francis King Duncan
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Francis King Duncan, who was pronounced dead by three doctors when he cracked his skull open on an old wooden stove in a train collision; but while the undertaker was preparing him for burial, he awoke. He developed a bad case of boils, contracted tuberculosis twice, and caught yellow fever in Oregon. After his service in World War I, Frank Duncan settled in Marfa, Texas, with his wife and daughter.
Date:
December 13, 1965
Creator:
Bagley, Bob
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Old Fort Davis
Research paper for a high school American History class at Marfa High School on January 12, 1964. It tells of the first explorers in the Big bend region of Texas during 1583 and the establishment of Fort Davis in 1853 Her paper describes the Indian attacks by the Apaches and the end of the military's use of it. Now it is open to the public.
Date:
January 13, 1964
Creator:
Sanchez, Mary Helen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
St. Mary's Catholic Church and Priests
Report for an American History class at Marfa High School in January, 1964. It gives the history of St. Mary's Catholic church in Marfa, Texas.
Date:
January 13, 1964
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Theme of the History of the Marfa Baptist Church
Theme paper written by Rose Mary Baize for Mrs. Murphy Bennett's American History class at Marfa High School in January 1964. It covers the history of the Baptist church in Marfa including the various buildings where it met, who the leaders were and how it changed overtime.
Date:
January 13, 1964
Creator:
Baize, Rose Mary
System:
The Portal to Texas History