Pedro Chavez and the First Well in Redford, Texas

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Paper about Carrasco family and their ranch in Redford, Texas where the first well was dug. Pedro Chaves, a child raised by the Carrasco family on their ranch in Redford. This is a research paper written by Saul Acosta for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1967.

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2 p., 28 x 21.5 cm.

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Paper about Carrasco family and their ranch in Redford, Texas where the first well was dug. Pedro Chaves, a child raised by the Carrasco family on their ranch in Redford. This is a research paper written by Saul Acosta for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1967.

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2 p., 28 x 21.5 cm.

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Pedro Chavez and the First Well in Redford, Texas, paper, 1967; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39413/: accessed December 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Marfa Public Library.

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