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...
Young County, Texas Pleasant Tackett, a Methodist minister, settled in Parker County in 1854. Two years later he moved his family to Young County, and numbered among the first settlers of that section. The Tackett home was located on the old Fort...
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