Jefferson
Jefferson, Texas, began as a simple ferry crossing on the Big Cypress Bayou. By 1841, Allen Urquhart had realized the potential for a town at this spot and purchased 640 acres. Daniel Alley bought the adjacent tract, and the city of Jefferson was born. The town flourished as a steamship port during...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Charleston, SC :
Arcadia Pub
[2012]
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| Colección: | Images of America.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009810674706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The great Red River raft
- Mysterious Caddo Lake
- The steamboat age
- After the steamships
- A tale of a garden club
- The Easter flood of 1945
- Jay Gould's legendary curse
- Restoring a community
- Jefferson's historic churches and Oakwood Cemetery
- The rebirth of the city on the bayou.
