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Author: Jack E. North Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1439624798 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
During the 1870s, there was wondrous change in West Texas. The area was ripe for settlement, and as the Texas and Pacific Railroad pushed west from Fort Worth, towns began springing up along the tracks. Ranchers coming to the area took advantage of the vast grasslands, and the new arrival of settlers was the beginning of a town named Abilene. Deriving its namesake from the town of Abilene, Kansas, the locals hoped the city would become a shipping point for cattle on their way to eastern markets. The town has since grown to be one of West Texass most thriving metropolitan areas. The citywhich is home to Dyess Air Force Baseis also well known for its numerous parks, schools, universities, and historic neighborhoods that are enjoyed by its 120,000 residents.
Author: Jack E. North Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1439624798 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
During the 1870s, there was wondrous change in West Texas. The area was ripe for settlement, and as the Texas and Pacific Railroad pushed west from Fort Worth, towns began springing up along the tracks. Ranchers coming to the area took advantage of the vast grasslands, and the new arrival of settlers was the beginning of a town named Abilene. Deriving its namesake from the town of Abilene, Kansas, the locals hoped the city would become a shipping point for cattle on their way to eastern markets. The town has since grown to be one of West Texass most thriving metropolitan areas. The citywhich is home to Dyess Air Force Baseis also well known for its numerous parks, schools, universities, and historic neighborhoods that are enjoyed by its 120,000 residents.
Author: Jay Moore Publisher: ACU Press ISBN: 9780891125891 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
Abilene History in Plain Sight is a guide to the people, places, and events that define Abilene. It provides the high vantage point from which you come to know the lives behind the names--Cooper High School, Shotwell Stadium, and Maxwell Golf Course--and to meet those who are honored by the naming of a park or street (such as Egbert Kirby, Nelson Wilson, Vera Minter, and Walker Ely). In this engaging book, the past is picked up, dusted off, and given a new shine. As you learn the story behind the church, school, or college that you drive past, it will create a connection that serves to endear Abilene to you more deeply. This is a book that brings the relics of the past out of the dark and straight into the hometown in your heart.
Author: Jack E. North Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 0738596930 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
In 1881, the Texas & Pacific Railroad described Abilene as the "Future Great City of the West." While the train line was laying rails west out of Fort Worth, a group of ranchers, wanting the new town to become a prominent cattle-shipping point, selected the name Abilene after Abilene, Kansas, which was a main cattle-shipping town in the 1870s. With the arrival of the railroad to Abilene, this part of Texas opened up for settlement. Families rushed to establish the town and set up new businesses, but it was the military coming to Abilene that really made the city's population explode. Lost Abilene documents the early homes, businesses, schools, and entertainment that helped shape the city.
Author: Everett Ferguson Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing ISBN: 0802827489 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 988
Book Description
A comprehensive survey of the doctrine and practice of baptism in the first five centuries of Christian history, arranged geographically within chronological periods.
Author: Everett Ferguson Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing ISBN: 9780802822215 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 676
Book Description
New to this expanded & updated edition are revisions of Ferguson's original material, updated bibliographies, & a fresh dicussion of first century social life, the Dead Sea Scrolls & much else.
Author: Lance Fleming Publisher: ISBN: 9780891124313 Category : Languages : en Pages : 255
Book Description
"The history of football at Abilene Christian University is about more than wins and losses. It’s about shaping young men into great husbands, loving fathers, and community pillars. In their days as Wildcats, the players in ACU’s football history left their mark on the program and the university. Wildcat Football is about games played, championships won, coaches who taught more than football, friendships forged, and men and women who provided the program with the resources to attain greatness...These stories and more are explored feature-style in Wildcat Football. With contributions from coaches and longtime supporters of ACU Athletics, this book relives the proud history and the greatest moments of Abilene Christian University football." -- Publisher's website.
Author: Jack E. North
Author: Jack E. North
Author: Jay Moore
Author: Tracy McGlothlin Shilcutt
Author: J. B. Edwards
Author: Jack E. North
Author: Robert Graham Porterfield (Jr)
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Author: Everett Ferguson
Author: Everett Ferguson
Author: Lance Fleming