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Addie M. Graham
Graham, TX
Born in Indiana in 1843, Agnes Mary ("Addie") Kinter married Edwin Smith Graham in 1865.
An 1890 Bank Building
Graham, TX
Irish quarrymen mined stone for this Victorian structure on Bower's Hill (2 mi. N), near home of bank director, L. J. Bower.
Brazos River Indian Reservation
Graham, TX
In February 1854 the Texas Legislature designated 12 Spanish leagues (or 53,136 acres) of land to be maintained as Indian Reservations by...
Britt Johnson
Graham, TX
(1823-1871) Cowboy, Indian scout, orderly at Fort Belknap in 1850s, who lost a son (Jim) as one of 12 persons killed in Elm Creek Indian...
Camp Belknap, C.S.A.
Newcastle, TX
Confederate frontier post Camp Belknap located this vicinity.
Colonel William C. Young
Newcastle, TX
(1812-1862) Tennessee lawyer, U.S. Marshall, frontier Texas Ranger, Annexation Convention member 1845, colonel Mexican War.
Harmonson Rancho
Newcastle, TX
Kentucky native Peter Harmonson (1797-1865) came to Texas in 1845 as a settler in the Peters Colony.
Indian Raid on Elm Creek, CSA
Newcastle, TX
Indian troubles continually plagued the Texas frontier in the Civil War, with great loss in lives and property.
Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine
Newcastle, TX
Best preserved of the original structures at Fort Belknap.
Site of Donnell Mill
South Bend, TX
After heartbreaking failures, James D. Donnell; his wife, Julia; and sons, Will and Tom, finished the dam and mill here in 1876.
Site of Third County Courthouse
Graham, TX
Young County was organized in 1856 with Belknap designated as county seat.
Standpipe Mountain
Graham, TX
Rising 1160 feet above sea level as part of the Belknap Range, Standpipe Mountain is the western peak of the twin mountains, which...
The Tonk Valley Community
Graham, TX
Earliest known attempt at permanent settlement in this valley was made in 1851 by Elijah Skidmore, who was killed after a few months on...