Eastland, Texas.
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North Carolina native Larry Hargus (1810-87) and his wife Mary (Corder) (1824-1910) came to Eastland County in 1879. In 1881 they bought the original tract of their farm at this site from C.U. Connellee, a founder of . . .
(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
North Carolina native Larry Hargus (1810-87) and his wife Mary (Corder) (1824-1910) came to Eastland County in 1879. In 1881 they bought the original tract of their farm at this site from C.U. Connellee, a founder of . . . (Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Area Baptists trace their history to 1891, when the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church congregation was organized with 14 charter members. Originally named for the rural schoolhouse where early worship services were . . . 
In 1887, before any settlement at this location, a spur track was laid from the Texas and Pacific RR main line to the coal mines two miles south. Originally, this juncture with the main line was called “Coal Mine Junction” . . . 
Born in Giles County, Tennessee, Joseph Peter Davidson moved to Texas and settled in Palo Pinto County about 1856. Davidson established a trading post near this site. In 1865 he started a ranch in present Eastland County and . . . 
Beatty's Brigade Van Cleve's Division - Crittenden's Corps. Brigadier General Samuel Beatty. September 19, 1863, 4 p.m. 79th Indiana, - Colonel Frederick Kneeler. 9th Kentucky, - Colonel George H. Cram. 17th Kentucky, - . . . 
Saloons were prominent in the life and history of Thurber and were often settings for union organizational efforts. The first Snake Saloon, located between the drugstore and the livery stable in the center of town, was . . . 
Built in 1889 the third church to stand in the vicinity of the first Jesuit Mission in 1741
Sherwood Forest, also known as the Fitzhugh House, was built just northeast of here in the first half of the 19th century. During the Civil War, Union forces used the property as communications center and observation post . . . 
Se ubica al Este de la Acrópolis Norte, en los alrededores hay varias estructuras aún sin intervención. Las investigaciones desarrolladas la interpretan como un área de mercado dado los vestigios culturales encontrados en . . . 
Hazen's Brigade Palmer's Division - Crittenden's Corps. Brigadier General William B. Hazen. Sept. 20, 1863, 4 P.M., 3d Position. 9th Indiana - Colonel Isaac C.B. Suman. 6th Kentucky - Lieutenant Colonel Richard Rockingham. . . . 
Lands granted to the Tunica tribe by the Spanish government comprise part of the present reservation. The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe is a fusion of the Tunica, Biloxi, Ofo, and Avoyel peoples.
Van Cleve's Division - Crittenden's Corps. Brigadier General Horatio P. Van Cleve. September 19th, 1863, 4 P.M. 1st Brigade - Brigadier General Samuel Beatty. 2nd Brigade - Colonel George F. Dick. 3rd Brigade - Colonel . . . 
Battery B (26th), Pennsylvania Light Artillery. 4 6 Pounders, 2 James. Beatty's Brigade, Van Cleve's Division, Crittenden's Corps. September 19, 1863 Captain Alanson J. Stevens, Commanding. 1st Lieutenant Samuel M. McDowell. . . . 
At the very spot where you're standing, Harford County's past and present converge in an exciting way! The Ma and Pa Railroad, which is short for Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, was at one time an integral part of . . . 
In 1864 an alternate route to the goldfields of western Montana was needed due to frequent hostile actions along the Bozeman Trail. Though the Civil War raged on, the Nation continued its westward expansion through the . . . 
The Hanover Canal System, an irrigation project funded by J.W. Pulliam and his family, was completed in the Big Horn Basin in 1905, bringing settlers to Worland. Soon after the close of the project, which included the Big . . . 
The frontier settlement of Worland was originally located near the mouth of Fifteen Mile Creek on the west bank of the Big Horn River. It grew around a stage coach station established in 1900 by Charles H. “Dad” Worland on . . . 
To all Pioneers and in Memory of C.H. "Dad" Worland for whom the town was named. He erected the stage station on the old Bridger Trail about 100 yards north of here. That spot was the original town site established in 1904. . . . 
Two artesian wells located approximately 20 miles northeast of the City of Worland, on the western slope of the Big Horn Mountains, supply pure artesian water for this fountain. Thirsty travelers from near and far are . . . 
This was the name given by the French to the region from Cross Village to Harbor Springs because of a large crooked tree that stood on the crest of the bluff. Visible for many miles, it marked the center of a large Odawa Indian settlement.
