Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 11, Number 02, Fall, 1999
Date: 1999
Creator: Dallas County Heritage Society
Description: Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on "triumph over adversity."
Holding Partner: Dallas Historical Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35103/
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 03, Number 01, Spring, 1991
Date: 1991
Creator: Dallas County Heritage Society
Description: Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on the dreams and visions that have shaped Dallas.
Holding Partner: Dallas Historical Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35118/
[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835]
Date: 1835-04-25
Creator: Copeland, Nicholas
Description: 1835 letter of Col. Nicholas Copeland to his son-in-law Martin Bridgman of Arkansas, enticing him to move to Texas. The letter discusses the price of land and cattle, as well as the profitability of crops such as cotton and corn. Copeland adds a note for Harry Currin, a free African-American, stating that Texas is a safe place to settle. His land grant (settlement & fortification) described in the letter was 25 miles west of the Trinity River just before crossing the Navasota River. This letter was written at Robbins' Ferry on the Old San Antonio Road at the crossing of the Trinity River (letters went east from there to be carried & put in the US mail system).
Holding Partner: Other
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[Trinity River: Lock and Dam #4]
Date: 1909-02-06
Creator: Ralph Broyles
Description: Lock and Dam #4 - Trinity River - Anderson County
Holding Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29226/
Trinity River Flood of 1949 East Belknap Bridge
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: 1949 Trinity River Flood, East Belknap Bridge, looking West
Holding Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16077/
Men on Horseback on a Bridge
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of eight men on a bridge, five on horseback. Frank Brawley is on the far right. The bridge existed from 1860-1900s. It connected parts of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River in the town of Roberts.
Holding Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28184/