Tillman County was named after the Honorable Benjamin R Tillman, United States senator from South Carolina. While Mr. Tillman was a national figure in his day and way, he had no part in Oklahoma history. The fact is that county seats, county lines, and even county names were things to be conjured with in the constitutional convention. The support of some delegates was secured by making their home towns county seats; that of others was secured by making certain concessions on county boundaries; others for similar reasons, were privileged to name counties or to have counties named for them. So, ... View More...
370 pages, including index. "Merrimack" is an Indian word meaning "sturgeon." The name was given to the Merrimack River by the Penacook Indian tribe because of the abundant supply of this type of fish. View More...
This book tells you about some of the Cherokee Indian's treasures, and other historical facts, history and legends of the Cherokees at Hightower, and other places, as well as a brief history of the white man, and the Franklin gold mines, 1809-1909. @ View More...
90 pages, appendix, glossary. A step-by-step guide to identifying and dating Cartes de Visite and Cabinet Cards. Date your 19th Century Card Photographs. View More...
The story of Matilda Archer Taylor and of her first cousin, Mrs. Alice Cagle White, her family experiences during the civil war and her descendants of the Craton Archer family. @ View More...
