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...
Parker County, Texas Mann D. Tackett and family moved to Parker County in 1854 and for a few years lived about twelve miles north of Weatherford. During 1858, they moved to Jack County and settled on Boone's Creek, in the southwestern part of the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Theodore Roosevelt National Park 315 2nd Ave Medora, ND 58645 South Unit Information; Phone: 701-623-4466 North Unit Information; Phone: 701-842-2333 Fax: 701-623-4840 History When Theodore...
This historical marker is set back on what seems to be private property, belonging to the house just west of the road. You can see the marker if you venture west on Verna to the driveway. But take caution, there is a bad dip at the entrance that...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum Texas History Museum 800 N. Congress Avenue at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd) Austin, TX 78711 [email protected]...
Young County, Texas During June of 1869, the Indians killed Frank Taylor, who carried the mail from Belknap to Jacksboro. Frank Taylor had gone about ten miles east of Belknap, and was riding in an old backboard buggy. Frank Taylor was scalped and...
Kerr County, Texas August 8, 1865, there lived at the head springs of the Pedernales, in the eastern edge of the present town of Harper, Matthew Taylor and wife, Eli McDonald and wife, Mahaley and Beckie Jane McDonald, children of Mr. and Mrs. Eli...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Tenth Cavalry Soldiers Tenth Cavalry Creek Burkburnett (Wichita County) SH 240, 14 miles W. First called Getty's Creek, this stream was renamed by cowboys and settlers who found near its...
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