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Milam and Cameron History Tale of Early Settlement
Milam County's early growth is traced from its 1833 origins to Cameron's rise. The piece honors Jeff Kemp and Dr. Thomas A. Pope while detailing frontier battles with Indians, the 1835 Nashville site, and the 1840s settlement nucleus around Cameron. It notes Erath and Ross links, the 1888 mayoralty, school system revival, and Cameron’s post rail era revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Jeff Kemp
Thomas A. Pope
Republic of Texas
Burleson, Bell, Bosque, Coryell
Erath
Palo Pinto
Burnett, Falls, Johnson
Viesca
Brazos
Marlin
Milam
Little Rive
Mad Creek
Little River
Nashville
Great Brazos
Mexico
Tiagzox
Huaco
Waco
Razes
State Land Office
George B. Erath
Major Erath
Texas
Cameron
Daniel Monroe
Josisha Turnham
Shapleigh P. Ross
Giles C. Sullivan
Matthew Jones
John
William Thompson
Frazier
Batchelor
Dad Andrews
Ross
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Shapleigh P
Messrs
Monroe, Turnham
Israel Standifer
B. I. Arnold
Ben Arnold
The
Herald
Burleson County
A. W. Sullivan
Benjamin Bryant
John Hobson
International and Great Northern Railway
Rockdale
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe