Baylor County
$71.34
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2011
Summary
Baylor County was separated from Fanin County in February 1858 out of the Young Territory. Its name honors Henry W. Baylor, an Indian fighter and surgeon in a regiment of Texas Rangers during the Mexican War. The county was not organized, however, until 1879. The depletion of the buffalo herds in the mid-1870s and the defeat of the Comanche in 1874 by the US Army opened the county for settlement. It became a major supply area for the Western Trail, and the population and economy boomed. The l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780738579665 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0738579661 |
| Series: | Images of America |
| Author: | Carolyn Bomberger, Baylor County Historical Commission |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing (SC) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 165mm x 231mm |
About The Author
Carolyn Bomberger
Author Carolyn Bomberger is a board member and former chairman of the Baylor County Historical Commission. The Baylor County Historical Commission is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the county. We are indebted to our early pioneers whose purpose and faith was greater than any obstacle.
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