History of Young County and Tonkawa Tragedy
In early Young County history the Tonkawa tribe suffers a devastating massacre near the Anadarco agency as plains tribes raid. The piece covers county leaders from 1857 to 1865, war taxes and Confederate support, court vacancies, and the move of the county seat from Belknap to Flag Springs.
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Texas
Brazos
Waco
Northwest
Llano Estacado
Great American Desert
Far East
Indian Territory
Anadarco Agency
Charlie
Peter Harmonson
Young County
Alexander Deckman
Isaac R. Vanney
A. H. Latimer
Pleasant Tackett
Martin V. Bowers
Pat Murphy
J. R. King
Ed Woolforth
I. D. Sutherland
Alfred Woodman
R.C. Whitten
J. D. Dyer
H.S. Cox
County Commissioners’ Court
Austin
Mexico
Military Board
War Board
Belknap
H. S. Cox
Flag Springs
Graham
J. B. Norris
Southland
Ciags
Old Fort Belknap
Loving High School Hosts Teachers Institute Play In Plum Valley
Friday night Loving High School presented In Plum Valley to a crowd of four to five hundred. The weekend program featured State Lecturer Mr Nance speaking on farming and breeding, forming a Farmer's Club with officers named.
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Loving High School
Teachers’ Institute
Plum Valley
Nance
Wheat
Stewart
Ford
Burkett
B. W. King
McLendon
Graham
Prof
Bradshaw
Groner
King
Miss McFerran
Miss Carmack
Cross
McFerran
Loving
Young County
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