A Brief History of Upshur County

About this eBook

Author

Baird, G. H.

Credits

Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

F350.5: United States local history: Mississippi River and Valley. Middle West

Subject

Upshur County (Tex.) -- History

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 55216

Release Date

July 28, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A BRIEF HISTORY OF UPSHUR COUNTY — Location of Upshur County — How Upshur County Got Its Nome — Natural Resources of Upshur County — Conditions In Early Upshur County — First Roads and Trails — Captain William Hart — Early History — Upshur County’s Courthouse — Schools of Upshur County — Some Facts About Murry League — The Masonic Female Institute — The Looney School — The Pritchett School — Other Schools — Progress In The Country Schools — County Board of Education — Indians — Negroes of Upshur County — Hidden Treasures — Gilmer — Location of Gilmer — Early Officers of Upshur County — Some Early Settlers of Gilmer — Streets in Gilmer Named — Gilmer’s Water Supply — Livery Stables — Gilmer’s First Automobile — Recollections of Gilmer As It Was Sixty-Five Years Ago — Gilmer’s Banks — Sand on the Courthouse Square — Animals Had Free Run of Square — Gilmer’s Schools — Gilmer’s Churches — The Baptist Church — The Methodist Church — Church of Christ — Some Improvements In Gilmer — Big Sandy — Rosewood — Shady Grove — Churches — Schools — Business Activities — The Calvary Baptist Church — East Mountain — Settlers — Schools — Churches — Grice — Settlers — Pleasant Hill — Some Early Settlers of Pleasant Hill — Union Grove — Soules Chapel — Settlers — Graceton — Early Settlers — Churches — Schools — Industries — Glenwood — Early Settlers — Church — Schools — Coffeeville — Schools — Churches — Ore City — Schools — Present Enterprises — Indian Rock — Schools — Enterprises — West Mountain — Church — Schools — Outstanding Characters — Mings Chapel — Churches — Schools — Sand Hill — Churches — Schools — Latch — Stamps — First Settlers — Churches — Schools — Outstanding Characters — Simpsonville — Schools — LaFayette — Early Settlers — Churches — Schools — Kelsey — Enon — Schools — Enon Baptist Church — Calloway — Bettie — Church — School — Upshur County’s County Agents and County Fairs — The East Texas Yamboree
2. 2.Transcriber’s Notes

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