Eastland
Bankhead Highway through Eastland County
Ranger, TX
Early 20th century development of the automobile led to major road system improvements throughout the United States.
Camp Salmon, C.S.A.
Eastland, TX
Guarding the frontier during the Civil War, this camp was located 17 mi. west, 6 mi. north.
Cisco College
Cisco, TX
O.C. Britton opened Cisco’s first college in 1909, with a campus established on 212 acres of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad survey.
Early Settlers of Eastland County
Eastland, TX
First known Eastland area inhabitant was Frank Sanchez (d. 1867), who grazed herds here in the 1850s.
Eastland
Eastland, TX
County seat, Eastland County.
Eastland County Courthouse
Eastland, TX
The Texas Legislature created Eastland County in 1858, but sparse settlement delayed organization until 1873, when Merriman (8 mi. NE)...
Ellison Family Graveyard
Gorman vicinity, TX
The first settler in this part of Eastland County, James Madison Ellison (1840-1923) built a cabin near Ellison Springs in 1858.
Ellison Springs
Gorman vicinity, TX
Used for centuries by Indians inhabiting the region.
Rising Star
Rising Star, TX
First settlers--families of Andrew Agnew, Isaac Agnew, Fletcher Fields, David McKinley, Allis Smith and W. W. Smith--arrived in a wagon...