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Texas history.com: Butterfield Overland Mail in Texas
Looks at the history of the Overland Mail Company's Butterfield line, in honor of its 150th anniversary in 2008. It describes the tensions that existed in the territory that it crossed, between slave-owners, slaves, union supporters, and...
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Texas history.com: Company Lumber and Oil Boom Towns in Southeast Texas
Describes what life was like in the boom-and-bust lumber and oil company towns in Texas in the early 20th century.
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Texas history.com: Texas' Indian Reservations
The State of Texas established two Indian reservations in the mid-1800s, overseen by the United States Indian agent, Major Robert Neighbors. At the time, Texas was rife with racism and distrust towards the native peoples, which was...
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Texas history.com: The Big Thicket of Southeast Texas: A History, 1800 1940
The Big Thicket in Texas became a national preserve in 1974. Before that it had a very colorful history. The stories of some of the people who lived there are described, including the settlers, the Native Americans, the oil towns, and...
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Texas history.com: Working Texas
Provides an overview of the history of the major industries of Texas, including cotton farming, the lumber industry, cattle ranching, and the oil industry.
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Texas history.com: The Home Front: Life in Texas During the Civil War
Looks at what life was like in Texas during the Civil War. Discusses the issue of slavery, military conscription, frontier defense, the role of women, the role of slaves, how the blockade affected exports to the South, and the...
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Texas history.com: The Settlement of Texas: The Native Americans
Describes the history of Native Americans in Texas, from 12,00 years ago up to the present, and some of the different tribes who have lived there.
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Texas history.com: Big Bend Spotlight
The Big Bend, now a national park in Texas, was once home to a unique way of life, described briefly here. Before the telephone, there was no way for residents to communicate, except through the Mexican Grapevine using mirrors to flash...
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Texas history.com: Presidio La Bahia
Presidio La Bahia is a restored Spanish fort in Goliad, Texas, and an important site in the Texas Revolution. This is where a mass execution took place in 1836 under the command of the Mexican General Jose Urrea.
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Texas history.com: Stagecoaching in the Guadalupe Mountains
A description of the stagecoach trip through Texas by the Butterfield Overland Mail, a trip that took three weeks from Missouri to California.
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Texas history.com: African Americans in Uniform on the Texas Frontier
Examines the history of the buffalo soldiers in Texas after the Civil War, the obstacles they faced due to racism, and how other African Americans perceived them.