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Diedrick Dutchover and the Overland Mail Route
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the first San Antonio-El Paso mail run, which required thirty days to cover 673 miles by stage coach and heavily armed frontiersmen of ward off attacks. Diedrick Dutchover was one of the men that accompanied the stage coaches on horseback to protect the mail carriers from threats.
Date:
December 10, 1969
Creator:
Arriola, Conrado
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Then Came the Indians
This is a research paper written by Richard Hewitt for an American History Class at Marfa High School on December 10, 1969. It includes stories about Indian attacks in west Texas, the location of petroglyphs, and descriptions of different arrowheads and their uses.
Date:
December 10, 1969
Creator:
Hewitt, Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bloys Camp-Meeting
This report discusses the history of the Bloys Camp-Meeting from its founding by Brother Bloys up through the time that the report was written (1964) with the use of first-hand accounts. The report is handwritten in ink on lined notebook paper
Date:
January 10, 1964
Creator:
Webb, Evelyn Jeanette
System:
The Portal to Texas History