History of the establishment of the town of Snyder and its development. Merchant and buffalo hunter William Henry (Pete) Snyder, settled there and built a trading post on Deep Creek in 1878. Significant change happened in 1907 when Snyder was granted a city charter, and construction began on the Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway tracks reached Snyder in 1911, spurring further growth. Ranching and farming were the primary economic backbone of Snyder through the first half of the 20th century. This changed in 1948, when oil was discovered in the Canyon R... View More...
History of the establishment of the town of Snyder and its development. Merchant and buffalo hunter William Henry (Pete) Snyder, settled there and built a trading post on Deep Creek in 1878. Significant change happened in 1907 when Snyder was granted a city charter, and construction began on the Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway tracks reached Snyder in 1911, spurring further growth. Ranching and farming were the primary economic backbone of Snyder through the first half of the 20th century. This changed in 1948, when oil was discovered in the Canyon R... View More...
240 pages, including index. Book lists information about every county including county seat and all towns Also includes yearly articles about history of the state, environment, astronomical calendar, sports, state government (elections, amendments, etc. ) culture, museums, holidays, poet laureate, musicians and artists. Plus much more. View More...
This book includes Governor and Council Journals between 1776 - 1779, Bibliography, Carleton Papers, Glossary, Ships and Seaman, and maps. 240 pages, with index. View More...
Grainger County was created in 1796 from Hawkins & Knox Counties, TN. The court was held 4 times a year and heard such cases of assault, batteries, trespass, all breaches of the peace. They held authority of administration in intestate estates and orphans, granted license to build water grist mills, to taverns and ordinaries, and to build and maintain public ferries. The court also appointed Constables and Overseers of Roads, and named the men who lived within the bounds to keep them in repair, as well as recommending three persons to the Governor, of whom one was made Sheriff, as well as impo... View More...
240 pages, including index. Book lists information about every county including county seat and all towns Also includes yearly articles about history of the state, environment, astronomical calendar, sports, state government (elections, amendments, etc. ) culture, museums, holidays, poet laureate, musicians and artists. Plus much more View More...
The historical Isaac C. Parker (1838–1898) has been overshadowed by his legend--the notorious "hanging judge" of the Wild West. In his time as district court judge, he did sentence over 160 people to execution, but Parker's reputation as a bloodthirsty monster is unfounded. In reality, Parker assigned the penalty mandated by law but had personal reservations about capital punishment.Born in Belmont County, Ohio, Parker served as city attorney, circuit attorney, and circuit judge in Missouri during the 1860s. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1871 to 1875. However, his most fa... View More...
This volume includes a wealth of information about Lynn County, Texas. It includes family histories, businesses, churches, clubs and organizations, memorials and tributes, and general history. 240 pages, full name index.
Names include: Birdwell, Fillingim, Harvick, Lisemby, Nettles, Stokes, View More...
240 indexed pages. Covers the early years, the 1800's,Pearl harbor, War years, postwar-1946-1956, years of impetus 1957-1959, New empetus 1960-1967 and a view to the future. View More...
Volume 1 is a collection of 17,000 names from 25 Louisiana churches and some records (1707-1748) brought to Louisiana by Acadians. The author, however, reminds researchers that thousands of names from church documents are not included. Includes English, Spanish & French name translations as well as a list of churches. Names are alphabetized. 397 pages Volume 2 is a continuation of Volume 1, plus corrects errors found in Vol. 1. Both volumes include marriages, births, baptized, and deaths. Names are alphabetized. 240 pages. View More...
This Mohican book is compiled by articles from May 6, 1956 to September 27, 1964 the articles were written by Dwight Garber for the Mansfield, Ohio News Journal. 240 pages, indexed. View More...
Early pioneers to Texas settled on the coast first, then later moved to prairie land. This book is filled with names and stories about those settlers as well as information about Mid-Gulf Coast ports. 240 pages, including index. View More...
