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Category : Cooke County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: Shana Powell
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439611033
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Cooke County, Texas, located in the north central part of the state, has a richly varied history. Those who first entered the area-Native Americans, gold seekers headed for California, army officials, and settlers-discovered a raw, unspoiled land. Eyewitness accounts speak of "grass that was as high as a man's head," and indeed, the land was rich for farming and ranching. In 1841, W.S. Peters and associates signed their first contract with the Republic of Texas, which provided that within three years they would bring six hundred families into what came to be known as the Peters Colony. In 1848, the state legislature created Cooke County, named for a hero of the Texas War for Independence. Over the next 150 years, the area changed dramatically. The stagecoach arrived in 1858, and conveyed freight, passengers, and mail. The Civil War presented economic and social difficulties that had to be overcome. Two major cattle trails flanked Cooke County, and cowboys roared into Gainesville to visit the saloons, get supplies, gamble, and visit the "soiled doves." The discovery of oil, and the resultant wealth that it brought, forever altered the face of the county.

Author: Cora Allen Staniforth
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Category : Cooke County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 618

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Author: C. N. Jones
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Category : Cooke County, Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 90

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Author: Cooke County Immigration Society
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Category : Cooke County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: Halbert Pleasant Bybee
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Author: Michael Collins
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Category : Cooke County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Author: John Schmitz
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ISBN: 9781736745748
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Languages : en
Pages : 142

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The Stark Ranch lies in the Cross Timbers belt directly at the tip of the "Deep Bend" of the Red River of Cooke County, Texas. This location has influenced and shaped its history with a spring, two ferry crossings, two public roads, a railroad bridge, a toll bridge, a free bridge, and finally, an important water pumping station that linked the Red River to Dallas. Thousands of people have crossed this borderland in search of homes and opportunities, from Texans and Chickasaws to business people and engineers. By tracing the history of this land from its inhabitants to the infrastructure projects that have defined it, authors John Schmitz and Robin Cole-Jett deftly weave the geography of space with the history of place.

Author: Cass Reasor
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Category : Baker Community (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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Category : Cooke County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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