Author: E. C. Riley
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Category : Tyler County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Author: Robert Timbrook
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Category : Tyler County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Author: Texas. General Land Office
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Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738584980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Before six flags flew over Tyler County, Native American settlers created forest trails and left artifacts. Later, Mexican officials welcomed Alabama-Coushatta Indians and invited adventurous pioneers from southeastern states. The banks of the Neches River supported rustic homes nestled among towering pines and graceful dogwood trees. Southerners brought their culture and lifestyle, and cotton reigned as king in the early days. Timber and tourism industries soon flourished. The Wheat, Shivers, and Kirby families, among the first to put down roots in the yet unformed county, provided leadership for the prospering communities. Sawmills dotted the landscape. Longleaf pine trees provided jobs in the lumber industry for all willing workers. The Dogwood Festival and Tyler County Fair added celebrations of seasonal beauty and bounty. Transportation systems improved to sustain industrial growth and rising tourism. In the 21st century, biofuel producers continue the quest for improved uses of Tyler County's forests and enhanced quality of life for its people.

Author: Angelo Heilprin
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 2106

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Author: Terry G. Jordan
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292788436
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287

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Where more poignantly than in a small country graveyard can a traveler fathom the flow of history and tradition? During the past twenty years, Terry G. Jordan has traveled the back roads and hidden trails of rural Texas in search of such cemeteries. With camera in hand, he has visited more than one thousand cemeteries created and maintained by the Anglo-American, black, Indian, Mexican, and German settlers of Texas. His discoveries of sculptured stones and mounds, hex signs and epitaphs, intricate landscapes and unusual decorations represent a previously unstudied and unappreciated wealth of Texas folk art and tradition. Texas Graveyards not only marks the distinct ethnic and racial traditions in burial practices but also preserves a Texas legacy endangered by changing customs, rural depopulation, vandalism, and the erosion of time.

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Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788172680121
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 992

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Author: Andrew Light
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847688104
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Philosophers and geographers have converged on the topic of public space, fascinated and in many ways alarmed by fundamental changes in the way post-industrial societies produce space for public use, and in the way citizens of these same societies perceive and constitute themselves as a public. This volume advances this inquiry, making extensive use of political and social theory, while drawing intimate connections between political principles, social processes, and the commonplaces of our everyday environments.

Author: Tyler County Historical Commission
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781542865623
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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In commemoration of Tyler County's 170th anniversary, this book provides a brief introduction to Tyler County History and serves as a comprehensive guide to its 42 historical markers. Simple and easy to use, markers are listed chronologically in one of the following categories: People, Churches, Homes, Buildings, Cemeteries, and Sites, providing a historical account of the events that helped shape this southeast Texas county.Additionally, each two-page spread features the marker's inscription, pictures (in color), as well as detailed directions to its location. 113 pages, complete with index.

Author: Tyler County Program Building Committee
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Category : Regional planning
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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