Railroad-Spike. (open access)

Railroad-Spike.

Patent for a railroad spike, which is securely anchored in the tracks.
Date: September 14, 1909
Creator: Butts, Carl K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeder for Cotton Presses. (open access)

Feeder for Cotton Presses.

Patent for a new and improved feeder for cotton presses. This design "consists in a feeder for cotton-presses, constructed with a box to receive the cotton from the gin, the said receiving-box being provided with a movable top board to force the cotton into the packing-box placed beneath the said receiving-box, and from which the cotton is forced into the baling-press by a follower" (lines 23-30).
Date: February 14, 1882
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Robert Insley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pounder. (open access)

Clothes-Pounder.

Patent for a clothes pounder used in washing clothes. It is a pyramidal vessel that is open in the bottom and has perforations on the top of the inside of the vessel, a cap covering the top of the pyramid with an air-hole, a sleeve that goes through the top of the vessel and through the cap, a handle in the upper portion of the sleeve, a diaphragm with perforations in the base of the vessel, a rectangular box secured beneath the diaphragm, and inclined tubes open at both ends of the angles of the vessel.
Date: January 14, 1896
Creator: Leddy, Owen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chemical Fire-Engine. (open access)

Chemical Fire-Engine.

Patent for a chemical fire engine that does not require refilling after the first charge is emptied.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Minnis, Henry M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4672, Chapter 1196 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4672, Chapter 1196

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Collin County Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Archaeological Evaluation of the Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve (open access)

An Archaeological Evaluation of the Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve

A report of an archaeological evaluation conducted in Plano, Texas to determine whether or not locations within were suitable for prehistoric and historic occupation.
Date: December 14, 2004
Creator: Todd, Jesse E. & Trask, Lance K.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame. (open access)

Quilting-Frame.

Patent for a quilting frame that can be lifted up and down to allow for easy storage.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Trantham, Lizzie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Rockwall County, Block 1

Parent map for Rockwall County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:10,000.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Rockwall County, Block 2

Parent map for Rockwall County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:10,000.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Rockwall County, Block 3

Parent map for Rockwall County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:10,000.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Rockwall County, Index

Index map for Rockwall County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:30,705.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History