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Some Early Activities of Americans in the Big Bend Area of Texas

Description: Research paper written by Sammy Barnett for an American History Class at Marfa High School on May 2, 1964. It describes the early settlers in West Texas, how they arrived and the hardships they faced.
Date: May 2, 1964
Creator: Barnett, Sammy
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Granada, The Garden of Allah

Description: Journal entry by Carl Compton about his travels in Spain.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Compton, Carl Benton
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Extinction and Return of the Bighorn Sheep in Texas

Description: This is a research paper written by Paula Kilpatric for an American History Class at Marfa High School on April 15, 1975. It discusses the bighorn sheep population in the Big Bend area.
Date: April 15, 1975
Creator: Kilpatric, Paula
Partner: Marfa Public Library

History Report

Description: History Report by Jess Wvans about a book by Bary Scobee, titled "Nick Mersfelder, A Remarkable Man."
Date: unknown
Creator: Evans, Jess
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Hunting Black Bear and Mountain Lions in the Davis Mountains in the 1940s

Description: Autobiographical paper by George E. Grubb, Sr. telling stories of bear and mountain lion hunts he participated in as a young man in the Davis Mountains. They used bloodhounds as hunting dogs to help them track bears for ranchers all around the area. Sometimes bear cubs were caught and kept as pets. Sometimes the men killed their prey but most of the time the animals got away.
Date: unknown
Creator: Grubb, George E., Sr.
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Franklin Mountain Letters]

Description: Text for an article published in the September 1996 issue of Texas Highways magazine about hillside letters on Mt. Franklin in El Paso, Texas.
Date: 1996
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Location: 31.902882 -106.493877
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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