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[Historic Marker Application: Valenzuela Ranch Headquarters]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Valenzuela Ranch Headquarters, in Catarina, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, and photographs.
Date: May 19, 1987
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Sidney Freeborn, July 2, 1972

Description: Interview with Sidney Freeborn, a resident of Fulton, Texas. Freeborn recounts his time growing up in Fulton in the late-19th century, building and owning homes in the area, working as an armed ranch hand near Carrizo Springs, developing a ranch in Orange Grove, the hurricane of 1942, policing Corpus Christi in the aftermath of the 1919 storm as a member of the Texas Cavalry, the Klan's presence in the area, the Texas Rangers, and Hurricane Celia. Mrs. Freeborn talks about her first husband, he… more
Date: July 2, 1972
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Freeborn, Sidney
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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