Erath County, Texas We are not certain just when this occurred, but it happened some time during the 60s and will be reported at this time. D.R. Thornton and Ben Wylie were hunting stock about eight miles south and a little east of the present city...
Cooke County, Texas Denton County, Texas Montague County, Texas During the next light moon after the killing of Mr. Box and capture of his family, the savages again appeared. Indians were first discovered about two miles from Red River Station...
From the book, Texas, The Dark Corner of the Confederacy, by B.P. Gallaway:
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. In Mexico, Victorio found his people pursued and harassed by Colonel Adolfo Valle's Mexican cavalry, so he headed east and...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Following the signing of the Treaty of Greenville in summer 1795, relative peace prevailed between the white settlers and the natives of the Old Northwest. The Washington and...
A - C | D - F | G - I | J - L | M - O | P - R | S - T | U - W | X - Z -A- Abilene Community Acres and Wm. Wilson, Anna Adams, Henry; Henry Robinson Adams, Robert Adobe Walls Adobe Walls, Second Battle of Agua Chiquita Canyon Agua Dulce Creek Alamo...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria County Frontier Historical Markers Maps Brewster | Culberson | El Paso | Hudspeth | Jeff Davis | Presidio Bass Canyon | Dead Man's Hole | Delaware Creek | Eagle Springs | Fort D.A. Russell...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The Fort In the summer of 1840, Sutter, using both his growing work force and local Indians, began building what would become an adobe fort. The walls were 2.5 feet thick and 15...
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