Cooke County, Texas, located in the north central part of the state, has a richly varied history. Those who first entered the area-Native Americans, gold seekers headed for California, army officials, and settlers-discovered a raw, unspoiled land. Eyewitness accounts speak of "grass that was as high as a man's head," and indeed, the land was rich for farming and ranching. In 1841, W.S. Peters and associates signed their first contract with the Republic of Texas, which provided that within three years they would bring six hundred families into what came to be known as the Peters Colony. In 1848, the state legislature created Cooke County, named for a hero of the Texas War for Independence. Over the next 150 years, the area changed dramatically. The stagecoach arrived in 1858, and conveyed freight, passengers, and mail. The Civil War presented economic and social difficulties that had to be overcome. Two major cattle trails flanked Cooke County, and cowboys roared into Gainesville to visit the saloons, get supplies, gamble, and visit the "soiled doves." The discovery of oil, and the resultant wealth that it brought, forever altered the face of the county.
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From the main streets and downtowns of Cooke County, to home-town boys like Gene Autry who made it big, Shana Powell, curator of the Morton Museum in Cooke County for 14 years, brings us this fascinating new pictorial history. We invite you to relive the past of this charming Texas county through more than two hundred vintage images.
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This is a wonderful pictoral of early Gainesville and Cooke County. I grew up in this area and my ancestors were among the 1st 200 settlers in Cooke County. I was extremely excited when I saw a picture of one of my great-aunts in this book. It is a wonderful piece of history.
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In Cooke County, Texas-Where the South and the West Meet, Michael Collins wrote "one newly arrived settler described Gainesville in 1860 as 'a busy metropolis of...four hundred people." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Morton Museum of Cooke County, Gainesville Community Circus, World War, Camp Howze, Courtesy of Margaret Hays, Gainesville Owls, Turner Hotel, Frank Buck, Leonard Park, Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey, Central Airlines, Courtesy of Paul Schad, Gainesville Daily Register, Gainesville High School, State Theater, Travis Budlong New!
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In Cooke County, Texas-Where the South and the West Meet, Michael Collins wrote "one newly arrived settler described Gainesville in 1860 as 'a busy metropolis of...four hundred people." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Morton Museum of Cooke County, Gainesville Community Circus, World War, Camp Howze, Courtesy of Margaret Hays, Gainesville Owls, Turner Hotel, Frank Buck, Leonard Park, Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey, Central Airlines, Courtesy of Paul Schad, Gainesville Daily Register, Gainesville High School, State Theater, Travis Budlong New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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