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Ghost Towns of Texas

Description: This book gives an overview of ghost towns in the state of Texas. Many of the towns are described with extended histories while others are simply noted with a statement of their locations. The book is split into four parts, according to the table of contents: Part I -- Utopia (La Reunion, Kristenstad, Bettina, Sisterdale, Panna Maria); Part II -- Religious Havens (Zodiac, Burning Bush, Kelsey, Marietta, Fairchilds); Part III -- Industrial Meccas (Thurber, Minera, Trinity City, Salado, Gibtown… more
Date: 1953
Creator: King, Dick
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Some History of Van Zandt County, Volume 1

Description: This book gives an overview of the history of Van Zandt County starting with a discussion of the Louisiana Purchase and the early history of the area before the county was formed. The history includes excerpts from autobiographies, newspaper articles, government addresses and reports, as well as other sources to illustrate major historical events in the Van Zandt county. Index starts on page 215.
Date: 1919
Creator: Manning, Wentworth
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Texas Petroleum.

Description: This report contains information about the petroleum industry in the state of Texas, including chapters on the history, nature and origin of the resource, as well as oil and gas-bearing formations. The index begins on page 93.
Date: July 1900
Creator: Phillips, William Battle
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[Scrapbook: Fort Worth Beautiful]

Description: Scrapbook for the Fort Worth Garden Club documenting activities, including newspaper clippings, event programs, certificates, and other ephemera related to the organization's "Fort Worth Beautiful" award. Many of the pages at the end of the book are blank.
Date: 1987/1994
Creator: Fort Worth Garden Club
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1941: Texas Goes to War

Description: This book is a collection of essays discussing the role of Texans in World War II. It examines both the Texas soldiers fighting in the European and Pacific theaters as well as the Texans on the Homefront. The essays describe both the military and social aspects of the war. Index starts on page 241.
Date: 1991
Creator: Lee, James Ward; Barnes, Carolyn N.; Bowman, Kent A. & Crow, Laura
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Partner: UNT Press

Photographic Collections in Texas: A Union Guide

Description: Union guide to photographs in Texas, "held by libraries, historical societies, universities, museums, government agencies, corporations, and other public entities" (p. xi). Entries are organized according to the institution that owns the items and includes some related access information; additional notes about the text are included in the introduction and a separate section labeled "Organization of the Entries" (starting on page xiii). Geographic index starts on page 347; personal name index… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Pearce-Moses, Richard
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Partner: Texas Historical Foundation

Fort Worth's Huge Deal: Unwinding Westside's Twisted Legend

Description: This book discusses Arlington Heights, a neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas that was founded in the late 1880s. It includes a history of the area and the development of the neighborhood, broken down by time periods. The preface includes information about the approach and methodology of the authors.
Date: 2010
Creator: Atkinson, Jim & Wood, Judy
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Partner: Private Collection of Judy Wood and Jim Atkinson

Twenty-first Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1899-1900, Part 7--Texas, Geography and Geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas with Detailed Descriptions of the Cretaceous Formations and Special Reference to Artesian Waters

Description: Scientific report covering the geography and geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas. Provides extensive discussion of artesian conditions in the counties of: Wise, Parker, Hood, Erath, Eastland, Comanche, Brown, Mills, Hamilton, Lampasas, Burnet, Somervell, Bosque, Coryell, Travis, Williamson, Bell, McLennan, Hill, Johnson, Tarrant, Denton, Cooke, Dallas, Ellis, Grayson, Lamar, Red River, Fannin, Collin, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Falls, and Milam. Includes photographs, diagrams, and ma… more
Date: 1901
Creator: Hill, Robert T.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A gazetteer of Texas

Description: This book is about the geography of Texas. The geographical information in the book includes: topography and drainage, climate, forests, exploration, settlement, population, industries, and land surveys.
Date: 1902
Creator: Gannett, Henry
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A Gazetteer of Texas

Description: Geological and geographic survey and analysis of Texas at the onset of the 20th century. Also includes an index of place names in Texas.
Date: 1904
Creator: Gannett, Henry
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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