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Eastland County

Description: Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Eastland County, Texas. The Deaf and Dumb Asylum Lands are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: September 18, 1875
Creator: Blau, F. G.

In O. Henry's Memory

Description: Photo essay includes images of O.Henry's life in Austin, including the Hill City Quartette, houses O. Henry lived in, sketches by O. Henry and letters by his daughter Margaret Porter.
Date: February 18, 1932
Creator: Houston Chronicle

Jackson County

Description: Map of Jackson County, Texas, including the Gulf Coast region. Portion of Jackson County West of Lavaca River, belongs to Victoria Land District. The Titled Lands marked in blue are in Austin's Colony, the red are in DeLeon's Colony, and the yellow are in DeWitt's Colony, as shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: September 18, 1865
Creator: Pressler, Charles W.

Patent 87, Volume 40-A

Description: This document was issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company as the final instrument in the land grant process, assigning ownership to the railroad company for 640 acres in Tom Green County, section 21, block 20, as described in the patent. O. Henry wrote a fictional account of illegal proceedings concerning a land certificate, Bexar Scrip 2692, in the short story "Bexar Scrip 2692.” This is the patent that ultimately gave land ownership to the railroad via that certificate.
Date: July 18, 1928
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.

Taylor County

Description: Cadastral map of Taylor County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. Bodies of water are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: January 18, 1879
Creator: Wise, Louis C.

Bailey County

Description: Map of Bailey County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. Capitol Lands and the center of Bailey County are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 18, 1884

Callahan County

Description: Map of Callahan County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. The old and new centers of Callahan County are marked on map. Asylum Lands are also marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: August 18, 1859

Lamb County

Description: Map of Lamb County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. The center of Lamb County is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: May 18, 1891
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