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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AG3_cooke-county_Gainesville-TX.html
Created March 20, 1848. Organized March 10, 1849. Named in honor of William G. Cooke 1808-1847 Captain of the "New Orleans Greys," 1835 Assistant Inspector General at San Jacinto, 1836 Member of the Santa Fe Expedition, 1841 Secretary of W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AG1_kiowa-raid-of-1868_Gainesville-TX.html
On Jan. 5-6, 1868, Chief Big Tree and 150 to 200 Kiowas raided Willa Walla Valley, Clear Creek and Blocker Creek. Burned homes; killed 13 people; scalped one woman alive. Captured 10 women and children; 3 escaped, 2 were ransomed. Raiders reached …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U8H_cooke-county-courthouse-historical_Gainesville-TX.html
Settlement of the area now known as Cooke County began in late 1845. The county was created by the State Legislature in 1848 and named for William G. Cooke, Republic of Texas Quartermaster General and a participant in the Battle of San Jacinto. La…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U88_cooke-county-c-s-a-2nd-frontier-regiment-historical_Gainesville-TX.html
Front Cooke County C.S.A. Military, defense center in Civil War. Cooke voted 231 to 137 anti-secession, yet nine military units served Confederacy from here. In constant danger of Federal or Indian attack. Col. Wm. C. Young of Cooke, with…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U87_the-great-hanging-at-gainesville-1862-historical_Gainesville-TX.html
Facing the threat of invasion from the north and fearing a Unionist uprising in their midst, the people of North Texas lived in constant dread during the Civil War. Word of a "Peace Party" of Union sympathizers, sworn to destroy their government, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U83_gainesville-historical_Gainesville-TX.html
Founded 1850. Named for Gen. Edmund P. Gaines, who in 1836 aided Republic of Texas. Military supply headquarters during Civil War. Important in defense against Indian attacks and invasion. Center for agriculture, industry, oil. Home of famed Gaine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U82_gainesville-fort-sill-road-historical_Gainesville-TX.html
The U.S. Cavalry constructed roads to improve logistical routes in the west during the 19th century. Henry O. Flipper, the first African American graduate of West Point, was an officer in the Tenth Cavalry regiment "Buffalo Soldiers" at …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U81_santa-fe-passenger-depot-historical_Gainesville-TX.html
By the end of the 19th Century Gainesville was established as one of the state's major rail centers. This depot was built about 1902 to handle the increased traffic on the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad. The red brick structure contained a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TSB_site-of-camp-howze-historical_Gainesville-TX.html
In operation from 1942 to 1946, Camp Howze served as an infantry training facility during World War II. It was named for General Robert Lee Howze (1864-1926), a native Texan whose distinguished career in the United States Army began with his gradu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TO6_butterfield-overland-stage-line-historical_Gainesville-TX.html
Gainesville was a station on the Southern Overland Mail Line (Butterfield Route), which provided semi-weekly mail and stage service between St. Louis and San Francisco, 1858-1861. The line was 2795 miles long - one of the longest stage transportat…
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