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Leon County

Map of Leon County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: June 1896
Creator: Appell, P. F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Leon County

Blue line print of survey map of Leon County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grant or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten legend with hand drawn red lines to impose San Antonio-Nacodoches Road in 1853 onto published map. Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date: 1916
Creator: Atlee, Tom
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement For Trees In Riding-Saddles. (open access)

Improvement For Trees In Riding-Saddles.

Patent for a stronger, more durable, and light saddle-tree fork.
Date: August 7, 1878
Creator: Barrow, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Devices for Securing Buckles, &c., to Straps. (open access)

Improvement in Devices for Securing Buckles, &c., to Straps.

Patent relating to "an improved device for securing buckles, rings, and similar articles to straps" (lines 8-10) including instructions and illustration.
Date: July 1, 1879
Creator: Barrow, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Separator, Distributer, and Feeder (open access)

Cotton Separator, Distributer, and Feeder

Patent for a pneumatic suction that draws cotton in to be separated, suctioned down a trough to be distributed and fed into a gin.
Date: June 19, 1900
Creator: Bateman, Eugene E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence (open access)

Fence

Patent for fence improvements, "especially to a wire fence made, preferably, of plain strands of wire horizontally disposed and drawn toward one another by means of short pieces of wire which are twisted about the horizontal wires line" (lines 15 – 20) illustrations included.
Date: September 18, 1900
Creator: Bateman, Eugene E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saddle-Jack. (open access)

Saddle-Jack.

Patent for improvements in saddle-jack in which it “can be readily adjusted to hold the saddle-tree in any desired position to enable the workman to conveniently finish the saddle.” (Lines 9-12) Illustration is included.
Date: September 29, 1891
Creator: Bateman, Eugene E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carving on Cornerstone]

Photograph of a carving of a hand holding a pair of scales on a stone set into the red brick of the old jail building, now housing the Leon County Heritage Society, in Centerville, Texas. The text under the carving reads: "Wm. Johnson, Archt. P. J. Gillen, Con."
Date: unknown
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-Up of Sign]

Photograph of a close-up of the sign reading "Leon County Heritage S[ociety]" on a red brick building in Centerville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cornerstone on Old Jail]

Photograph of a cornerstone on the old jail building, now housing the Leon County Heritage Society, in Centerville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Leon County Courthouse

Photograph of the Leon County Courthouse. It was constructed in 1886 by architect William Johnson. Two men sit on a bench in front of the courthouse, and a trash can has been left on the sidewalk leading up to the front entrance.
Date: October 30, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Leon County Heritage Society]

Photograph of the red brick building housing the Leon County Heritage Society in Centerville, Texas. Trees and bushes are visible to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Leon County Heritage Society

Photograph of the Leon County Heritage Society, which is housed in the old county jail. It is a two-story red brick building with towers at each corner.
Date: October 30, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking Up at Window]

Photograph looking up at a window on the red brick wall of the old jail building, now housing the Leon County Heritage Society, in Centerville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mason Symbol on Cornerstone]

Photograph of a Freemason symbol on the cornerstone of the old jail building, now housing the Leon County Heritage Society, in Centerville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Back of Building]

Photograph of a line of plastic barrels behind a red brick building in Centerville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Back of Buildings]

Photograph of the backs of several buildings in Centerville, Texas. An air conditioning unit behind a chain link fence is visible to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Base of Column]

Photograph of the base of a column on the Leon County courthouse in Centerville, Texas. A door and a Texas Historical Commission plaque are visible to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Base of Columns]

Photograph of the text "Pullis Bros St. Louis" on the base of a white column on a building in Centerville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brick Building]

Photograph of a two-story brick building in Centerville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brick Building]

Photograph of a two-story brick building in Centerville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building in Centerville]

Photograph of a building in Centerville, Texas. A sign at a parking spot in the foreground reads: "District Judge Only. All others will be towed away." There is a bench next to the doors to the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buildings in Centerville]

Photograph of three buildings in Centerville, Texas. The building in the back is a red brick building, and there is a parking spot labeled "District Judge Only" to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars In Front of Building]

Photograph of several cars, including a police car, parked in front of a three story red brick building in Centerville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History