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Callahan County memorial plaque

Description: Photograph of a memorial plaque in Callahan County. It says: "Callahan County, Formed from Bexar Territory, created February 1, 1858, recreated August 21, 1876, organized July 3, 1877. Named in honor of James H. Callahan, 1812-1856, Soldier in the Texas Revolution, Captain of the Texas Rangers. County seat, Callahan City, 1877; Belle plain, 1877-1883; Baird, since. Two early military roads, the Chisholm Trail, and the first government telegraph line traversed this region."
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries

Historic plaque - Callahan County Courthouse

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque about the Callahan County Courthouse. It reads: "Callahan County Courthouse. The county seat moved from Belle Plain to Baird in 1883, and a courthouse, designed by noted architect F. E. Ruffini, was built at this site. The county hired another noted architect, J. Riely Gordon, in 1900 for a larger courthouse; J. E. Flanders was the supervising architect. In 1928, the growing county hired Voelcker & Dixon Architects & Engineers of Wichita Falls, who designed this … more
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.394873860075954 -99.4005426
Partner: UNT Libraries

Baird street scene

Description: Photograph of a street scene in Baird, Texas. Cars are parked outside buildings up both sides of the street. A tall red building is at the very end of the street.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries

Callahan County, Texas

Description: Cadastral map of Stephens County, Texas showing lands owned by the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. The county is marked to show individual properties; each piece of land is numbered and several are labeled with property owners. Geographic features are also noted on the map. Scale ca. 1:133,333 (4000 varas to 1 inch).
Date: 187X
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway. Land Department.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Street Scene

Description: Copy negative of the shopping strip of Putnam, TX. There are several black cars parked along the streets and one drives down the street. G. P. Groceries is a visible store along the strip.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Topographic Reservoir Map #1]

Description: Topographic map of the area around a reservoir drawn in black and yellow ink. According to the caption in the upper-left corner, "Topographic map of a reservoir site at the juncture of Kaiser Creek and North Pecan Bayou about nine miles south west of Baird, Callahan County, Texas." Scale 1:12,000
Date: September 1, 1934
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Topographic Reservoir Map #2]

Description: Topographic map of the area around a reservoir drawn in color on a blueprint background. According to the caption in the upper-left corner, "Topographic map of a reservoir site at the juncture of Kaiser Creek and North Pecan Bayou about nine miles south west of Baird, Callahan County, Texas." Scale 1:12,000
Date: September 1, 1934
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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