Author: William Theo Block
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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East Texas Mill Towns & Ghost Towns: Cherokee, Harris, Houston, San Augustine, San Jacinto, and Walker counties
Author: William Theo Block
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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East Texas Mill Towns & Ghost Towns
Author: W. T. Block
Publisher: Epigram Press
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Includes Angelina, Chambers, Jefferson, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk and Tyler counties.
Publisher: Epigram Press
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Includes Angelina, Chambers, Jefferson, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk and Tyler counties.
East Texas Mill Towns & Ghost Towns: Hardin, Jasper, Liberty, Montgomery, Sabine, Shelby and Trinity counties
Author: W. T. Block
Publisher: Epigram Press
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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This is the second in a 3-part anthology of old East Texas sawmill towns and ghost towns. It includes Hardin, Jasper, Liberty, Montgomery, Sabine, Shelby and Trinity counties.
Publisher: Epigram Press
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
This is the second in a 3-part anthology of old East Texas sawmill towns and ghost towns. It includes Hardin, Jasper, Liberty, Montgomery, Sabine, Shelby and Trinity counties.
A History of Three Ghost Towns of East Texas Near the Cherokee and the Angelina County Line: Shook's Bluff, Cheeseland, Kilraven
Author: John Nathan Cravens
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Category : Cheeseland (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Category : Cheeseland (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas
Author: W. T. Block
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
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Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas
Author: W. T. Block
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
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Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas
Author: W. T. Block
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
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Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas
Author: W. T. Block
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
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Nameless Towns
Author: Thad Sitton
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292777809
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
A comprehensive history of the sawmill towns of East Texas in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Sawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life. Many sprang up almost overnight in a pine forest clearing, and many disappeared just as quickly after the company “cut out” its last trees. But during their heyday, these company towns made Texas the nation’s third-largest lumber producer and created a colorful way of life that lingers in the memories of the remaining former residents and their children and grandchildren. Drawing on oral history, company records, and other archival sources, Sitton and Conrad recreate the lifeways of the sawmill communities. They describe the companies that ran the mills and the different kinds of jobs involved in logging and milling. They depict the usually rough-hewn towns, with their central mill, unpainted houses, company store, and schools, churches, and community centers. And they characterize the lives of the people, from the hard, awesomely dangerous mill work to the dances, picnics, and other recreations that offered welcome diversions. Winner, T. H. Fehrenbach Award, Texas Historical Commission “After completing the book, I truly understood life in the sawmill communities, intellectually and emotionally. It was very satisfying. Conrad and Sitton write in such a manner to make one feel the hard life, smell the sawdust, and share the danger of the mills. The book is compelling and stimulating.” —Robert L. Schaadt, Director-Archivist, Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292777809
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
A comprehensive history of the sawmill towns of East Texas in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Sawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life. Many sprang up almost overnight in a pine forest clearing, and many disappeared just as quickly after the company “cut out” its last trees. But during their heyday, these company towns made Texas the nation’s third-largest lumber producer and created a colorful way of life that lingers in the memories of the remaining former residents and their children and grandchildren. Drawing on oral history, company records, and other archival sources, Sitton and Conrad recreate the lifeways of the sawmill communities. They describe the companies that ran the mills and the different kinds of jobs involved in logging and milling. They depict the usually rough-hewn towns, with their central mill, unpainted houses, company store, and schools, churches, and community centers. And they characterize the lives of the people, from the hard, awesomely dangerous mill work to the dances, picnics, and other recreations that offered welcome diversions. Winner, T. H. Fehrenbach Award, Texas Historical Commission “After completing the book, I truly understood life in the sawmill communities, intellectually and emotionally. It was very satisfying. Conrad and Sitton write in such a manner to make one feel the hard life, smell the sawdust, and share the danger of the mills. The book is compelling and stimulating.” —Robert L. Schaadt, Director-Archivist, Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center
Ghost Towns of Texas
Author: Dick King
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Publisher:
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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