Erath County, Texas During the March raids of 1860, the same Indians that killed Gid Foreman, or a different band, stole a large number of fine horses from Henry Mansker in Eastland County. Consequently, Mr. Mansker, his son, Tom, and Wm. Cross...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Crooked Creek From the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. Van Dorn Attacks Comanches on Crooked Creek, 1859 The following story is from the book, Tribal Wars of the...
Parker County, Texas The following story is from the book, A Cry Unheard, by Doyle Marshall: Bill Heffington, son of Stephen Heffington, who took a land grant in the Bear Creek community of southeast Parker County in the mid-1850s, enjoyed the...
Kimble County, Texas About the 12th day of May, 1879, J.D. Creeth, George Branch, his son-in-law, and Elias Brown, who lived in Kimble County, about fifteen miles above Junction, on the south or lower prong of the Llano, loaded a pack-mule, and...
Creek War/ Horseshoe Bend Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts An Indian uprising in the South brought on the Creek Indian War (1813-1814). Creeks who lived mainly in Alabama and Georgia were alarmed by encroachments...
Palo Pinto County, Texas After Jesse Veale was killed and sometime during the year 1873, or early in 1874, the Indians made a horse-stealing raid through Fortune Bend, about nine miles northwest of Palo Pinto, and stole a large Bay mare that W.C...
Palo Pinto County, Texas John Cravens and Nath Darnell established an old ox-treadmill in the western part of Palo Pinto in 1858 or 1859, and it was from this old structure that Mill Branch derived its name. John Cravens owned a sandy bearded...
Parker County, Texas Authon Cemetery Historical Marker Marker Title: Authon Cemetery Address: On Garner-Adell Rd, off US 180, about 20 mi. W of Weatherford. City: Authon Year Marker Erected: 1981 Marker Location: From Weatherford, take US 180 west...
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