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Callahan County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Callahan County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map to denote the addition of Phantom Hill-Crogan and to emphasize various plots of land. Scale [ca. 1:290,909] (6000 varas to 11/16 of an inch).
Date: 1918
Creator: Blucher, Carl & Anthony, P. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of the Moran oil field.

Description: Map shows towns, land tract boundaries and numbers, landowners, railroads, roads, and oil and gas drilling activity for Shackleford County and portion of Callahan county; bullseye, in half-mile increments, centering on town of Moran. Includes legend. Scale [1:33,333].
Date: 1913
Creator: Montgomery, H. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Callahan County.

Description: Map shows early twentieth century Callahan County, Texas property tract boundaries, landowners, land grants, towns, and watershed; Texan Emigration and Land Company; handwritten annotations for petroleum prospecting activity. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:66,667].
Date: 1918
Creator: Blucher, Carl, draftsman.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Oil map of Callahan County [Texas].

Description: Map shows oil well locations, property tracts, towns, railroads, and land ownership in Callahan county; counties, railroads, major towns, and oil fields in North Texas on two smaller maps. Includes promotional text. Scale not given.
Date: 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[T&P Station in Clyde, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the T&P train station in Clyde, Texas. An automobile is parked to the left of the building, and there are some barrels lined up to the right. Written below the image are "T&P Clyde, Texas Station - elevation 1,985 (1915-16 era)" and "Don Watson Collection."
Date: 1915~/1916~
Creator: Watson, Don
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Letter Henry Sayles, March 18, 1912]

Description: Letter to Henry Sayles discussing the likelihood of Abilene residents allowing right of way for a new road or railroad. The letter is written "The Farmers National Bank of Cross Plains," Texas and is missing the final page or pages.
Date: March 18, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter From H. S. to Judge I. N. Jackson, May 15, 1912]

Description: Letter from H. S. to Judge I. N. Jackson discussing a meeting between the writer, Mr. Webb, and Mr. Acheson, and all three men making a trip from Abilene to Cross Plains, Texas over the "upper" or "Eula" line. The lower or Oplin line is mention as being urged by the Sweetwater people, but the writer decided against going that way.
Date: May 15, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Walter R. Robbins to Henry Sayles, February 2, 1910]

Description: Letter from Walter R. Robbins to Henry Sayles discussing the location of a new town. The town will be considerable distance from the center of Callahan County. Robbins does not believe the new town would obtain the vote necessary. Robbins requests the new town be located at the center of the county.
Date: February 2, 1910
Creator: Robbins, Walter R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Statement: Abilene Railroad and Terminal Company

Description: Document proposing a standard gauge railroad between Abilene and Cross Plains, Texas and the construction of new terminals along the proposed line. The documents include information about the proposed profits, the survey of the route, possible issues with construction, and the merits of a new railroad line in the area. The document is divided in to three parts: "Statement," "Terminals," and "Exhibits."
Date: 1910~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from W. A. Webb to Henry Sayles, August 2, 1912]

Description: Letter from W. A. Webb to Henry Sayles discussing a railroad trip from Abilene, Texas to Cross Plains, Texas for Mr. Acheson, W. A. Webb, and Mr. Fischer. Webb requests that Sayles make the necessary arrangements and offers to pay all expenses for the trip. The letter is on the letterhead of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas, Office of Assistant to President.
Date: August 2, 1912
Creator: Webb, William A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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