Palo Pinto County, Texas Chesley S. Dobbs, one of the early settlers of Young County, moved to the southeastern part of Palo Pinto County, during the late '60s. June 26, 1872, Mr. Dobbs, who was County Commissioner, and Justice of the Peace, was in...
Palo Pinto County, Texas In all the early history of the West, we find none so colorful as the experiences and achievements of the early pioneers, who reclaimed for civilization the wild western frontier. The little pioneer log cabins, hidden among...
Palo Pinto County, Texas April 24, 1869 Porter Cemetery Historical Marker Marker Title: Porter Cemetery Address: US 180, 10 mi. W of Weatherford City: Weatherford Year Marker Erected: 1978 Marker Location: From Weatherford, take US 180 about 10...
Palo Pinto County, Texas During 1864 a detachment of Capt. Wm. H. Culver's company followed an Indian trail from Erath, into Palo Pinto county. This trail passed the old salt works on Sunday Creek, about five miles west of Santo. James Daves, father...
Palo Pinto County, Texas During 1860, the citizens of Palo Pinto and adjoining counties met and organized a local company to combat the hostile Comanches and other raiding tribes. The name of J.J. Cureton and George Greer were each placed in...
Palo Pinto County, Texas Marcus L. Dalton, a widely known early West Texas cowman, numbered among the first settlers of Palo Pinto County. During the early days, Mr. Dalton lived reasonably near, and was closely associated with Oliver Loving...
Palo Pinto County, Texas About 1868, Marcus L. Dalton, whom the Indians murdered about two years later, in Palo Pinto County, moved a large herd of cattle to Fort Sumner, and, perhaps, other points Mexico. The cattle were sold and the money, much of...
Palo Pinto County, Texas John Cravens and Nath Darnell established an old ox-treadmill in the western part of Palo Pinto in 1858 or 1859, and it was from this old structure that Mill Branch derived its name. John Cravens owned a sandy bearded...
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