Author: Young County Historical Commission
Publisher:
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Category : Historic sites
Languages : en
Pages : 12

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Author: Waller County Historical Commission
Publisher:
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Category : Historical markers
Languages : en
Pages : 25

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Category : Historic sites
Languages : en
Pages : 94

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Author: Dan K. Utley
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603441514
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337

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More than 13,000 historical markers line the roadsides of Texas, giving drivers a way to sample the stories of the past. But these markers tell only part of the story. In History Ahead, Dan K. Utley and Cynthia J. Beeman introduce readers to the rich, colorful, and sometimes action-packed and humorous history behind the famous (Charles Lindbergh, Will Rogers, The Big Bopper, and jazz great Charlie Christian) and the not-so-famous (Elmer "Lumpy" Kleb, Don Pedro Jaramillo, and Carl Morene, the "music man of Schulenburg") who have left their marks on the history of Texas. They visit cotton gins, abandoned airfields, forgotten cemeteries, and former World War II alien detention camps to dig up the little-known and unsuspected narratives behind the text emblazoned on these markers. Written in an anecdotal style that presents the cultural uniqueness and rich diversity of Texas history, History Ahead includes nineteen main stories, dozens of complementary sidebars, and many never-before-published historical and contemporary photographs. History Ahead offers a rich array of local stories that interweave with the broader regional and national context, touching on themes of culture, art, music, technology, the environment, oil, aviation, and folklore, among other topics. Utley and Beeman have located these forgotten gems, polished them up to a high shine, and offered them along with convenient maps and directions to the marker sites.

Author: Hubert C. Schmidt
Publisher:
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Category : Historical markers
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Author: Jefferson County Historical Commission (Jefferson County, Tex.)
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Category : Historical markers
Languages : en
Pages : 109

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Category : Historical markers
Languages : en
Pages : 113

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Author: Freestone County Historical Survey Committee
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Author: Tyler County Historical Commission
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781542865623
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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In commemoration of Tyler County's 170th anniversary, this book provides a brief introduction to Tyler County History and serves as a comprehensive guide to its 42 historical markers. Simple and easy to use, markers are listed chronologically in one of the following categories: People, Churches, Homes, Buildings, Cemeteries, and Sites, providing a historical account of the events that helped shape this southeast Texas county.Additionally, each two-page spread features the marker's inscription, pictures (in color), as well as detailed directions to its location. 113 pages, complete with index.

Author: Brazoria County Historical Commission
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Category : Brazoria County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 79

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