Download or read book Gainesville and Cooke County written by Shana Powell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000-10-30 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Gainesville in Cooke the Banner County of Texas written by Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1915* with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Hanging at Gainesville Cooke County Texas written by Thomas Barrett and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cooke County s Jewels written by Joe Shelby Riley and published by . This book was released on 1896* with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Hanging at Gainesville Cooke County Texas October A D 1862 written by Thomas Barrett and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tainted Breeze written by Richard B. McCaslin and published by Lsu Press. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the Cooke County Library Gainesville Texas written by Hazel Self and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... a brief though fairly detailed history of the Cooke County Library and it is hoped that this material will be of interest to friends of the library and that it will serve, not only as a history of its establishment and maintenance, but that it will also be an inspiration for future achievements ... The facts herein were taken from newspapers, professional journals, notes kept by the late Lillian Gunter, the records of the Cooke County Library, and by word of mouth from citizens of Gainesville, Texas who helped in the establishment of the library."--Leaf 1.
Download or read book The Great Hanging at Gainesville 1862 written by and published by Texas State Historical Assn. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In what may have been the single largest outbreak of vigilante violence in American history, forty suspected Unionists were hanged at Gainesville, Texas, in October 1862. The Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862, combines two accounts of the events surrounding the executions along with an introduction by noted Civil War historian Richard B. McCaslin and an afterword by L.D. Clark, a descendent of one of the men hanged.
Download or read book Inventory of County Records Cooke County Courthouse Gainesville Texas written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A project of the Texas College Bicentennial Program". ix, 140 p.; 28 cm.
Download or read book The Stark Ranch of Cooke County Texas written by John Schmitz and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Men and women in the Armed Forces from Cooke County Gainesville Texas written by Department of Texas American Legion and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Cooke County written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heroes Scoundrels and Angels written by Ron Melugin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local historian Ron Melugin has roamed this frontier Texas cemetery for over a decade, collecting fascinating stories about the "residents" laid to rest here. Spanning the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, these tales of extraordinary people with ordinary causes of death and ordinary people who died in extraordinary ways illustrate the uncertainties of life on the edge of the Confederacy and next door to Oklahoma Indian Territory. From the former slave who died of old age to the chemistry student who accidentally poisoned his own apple, each account provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of Gainesville. A full map and legend is included to guide readers to each of the sites.
Download or read book Fairview Cemetary Gainesville Cooke County Texas written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book World War II and Camp Howze written by Barbara K. Burns and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heroes Scoundrels and Angels written by Ron Melugin and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local historian Ron Melugin has roamed this frontier Texas cemetery for over a decade, collecting fascinating stories about the "residents" laid to rest there. Spanning the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, these tales of extraordinary people with ordinary causes of death and ordinary people who died in extraordinary ways illustrate the uncertainties of life on the edge of the Confederacy and next door to Oklahoma Indian Territory. From the former slave who died of old age to the chemistry student who accidentally poisoned his own apple, each account provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of Gainesville. A full map and legend is included to guide readers to each of the sites.
