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Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge
Bluff Dale, TX
For at least 20 years vehicles had to ford the Paluxy River to reach Bluff Dale and points west.
Crow Home
Stephenville, TX
Tennessee natives Dr. Martin Swan Crow (1833-1892) and his wife Mollie Jane (George) Crow (1843-1910) arrived in Stephenville in 1871.
Daniel Roberts and Mary Anna (Garland) Thornton
Stephenville vicinity, TX
D. R. Thornton from Mississippi married Mary Anna, daughter of frontier fighter Peter Garland in Anderson County, Texas, in 1853.
Dublin National Bank
Dublin, TX
In 1893, John G. Harris, a former railroad president, joined with three other businessmen to establish Dublin National Bank.
Erath County Courthouse
Stephenville, TX
Founded in 1854 and named for early settler and land donor John M. Stephen, the town of Stephenville became county seat when Erath County...
Gentry and Shelton Building
Stephenville, TX
In the 1870s, Stephenville’s population was around 300 people and contained a handful of businesses in wooden buildings along the town...
Holt House
Bluff Dale, TX
This house was built around 1895 by Dr. Hardy L. Holt and his wife, Isabella "Belle" Victoria Gordon.
Lingleville
Lingleville, TX
Founded in 1884 by Jacob C. Lingle, the town of Lingleville originally covered a ten-block area.
President's House
Stephenville, TX
This home was built on the Tarleton State University campus in 1923 to serve as the residence of the college's chief executive officer.
Site of Thurber Brick Plant
Thurber, TX
Texas and Pacific Coal Company general manager W. K. Gordon, seeing potential in the shale mud found in Thurber, persuaded company...