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Historic plaque - Nolan County

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Sweetwater, Texas. It reads: "Nomadic Indians crossed this region before Anglo-American pioneers arrived here in the 1870s. The first settlers were buffalo hunters such as I. S. (Tuck) Focht, who later became a rancher and businessman, and cattlemen such as Confederate veteran John R. Lewis. Created in 1876, Nolan County was one of 54 counties carved from Bexar Territory. It was named for Philip Nolan (1771 - 1801), an Irish-born adventurer who came to Texas t… more
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.4725756608101 -100.40798283832049
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Transcript: Memoir of Cornelia Garner]

Description: Transcript of handwritten notes written by Cornelia Garner describing what she remembers of moving to Texas as a child, living on a farm in Navarro County, managing a ranch and making cloth during the Civil War, and various other details that she remembered. There are notes and annotations added to the end for clarification.
Date: 2019
Creator: Treadwell, Cornelia Evelyn Garner
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Historic Plaque, Shackelford County

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Albany, Texas. It reads: "Shackelford County. First inhabited by nomadic Indian tribes, Shackelford County was created in 1858 and named for Dr. John Shackelford (1790-1857). The first permanent Anglo-American settlers in this area included J. C. Lynch (1828-1912), a native of Ireland who moved here in 1858; W. H. Ledbetter (1833-84), who arrived in 1859 and later started the Ledbetter Salt Works; T. E. Jackson (b.1820), a merchant who settled in the northern … more
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.72329229762032 -99.29718626885739
Partner: UNT Libraries

A History Of Dickens County: Ranches and Rolling Plains

Description: This book discusses the history of Dickens County, Texas. The Table of Contents breaks the book into eight portions: The Beginnings, Education, Churches, Businesses, Ranches, Farming, Miscellaneous, Family Histories. An index to family histories is on the pages after the table of contents and before the first section.
Date: 1971
Creator: Arrington, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Memoir of Cornelia Garner]

Description: Handwritten notes written by Cornelia Garner describing what she remembers of moving to Texas as a child, living on a farm in Navarro County, managing a ranch and making cloth during the Civil War, and various other details that she remembered. There are sketches at the end that appear to be properties, labeled with names.
Date: unknown
Creator: Treadwell, Cornelia Evelyn Garner
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 20. Indian Wars and Cattle Drives (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about the rise of the cattle industry and conflicts with Indians in Texas, covering: (1) Massive Immigration, (2) Last of the Indian Wars, (3) Post-War Cattle Markets, (4) Rise of Cattle Drives. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T04:47:31/2018-08-25T05:30:55
Duration: 43 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 21. Mega-Ranches (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about ranching in Texas, covering: (1) Rise of Mega-Ranches, (2) End of the Cattle Drives. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T05:31:02/2018-08-25T05:52:48
Duration: 21 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 23. Populism and Jim Crow (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about Populism and the Jim Crow era in Texas, covering: (1) 1893 Populists on the Rise, (2)The Fateful Election of 1896, (3) Fall and Collapse of the Populists, (4) Establishing Jim Crow Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T07:02:06/2018-08-25T07:43:10
Duration: 41 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 20. Indian Wars and Cattle Drives

Description: Video of Dr. Torget's lecture about the rise of the cattle industry and conflicts with Indians in Texas, covering: (1) Massive Immigration, (2) Last of the Indian Wars, (3) Post-War Cattle Markets, (4) Rise of Cattle Drives.
Date: 2018-08-25T04:47:31/2018-08-25T05:30:55
Duration: 43 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries
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