Records Move Preserves Polk County Archival History
After eight years the Polk County records, some from 1846, were moved in 1988 to a state archive at Sam Houston Library to protect them from humidity and heat. County Clerk Martha Johnson and colleagues arranged acid free storage and climate control, while other local notes highlighted a museum site, school leadership changes, and festival plans for 1988.
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Polk County
Martha Johnson
Aline Stephenson
Stephenson
Johnson
Sam Houston Library and Research Center
Liberty
Polk County Museum
Mill Street
Lechrest Webster
George Webster
Polk County Garden Club
Jackson Street
Polk
Robert Schandt
Ranger Jackson and gambler Billy Thompson clash in Monahans camp
West Texas tale recalls Ranger Captain and a gambling dispute that ends with Billy Thompson, a menacing young outlaw with two killings, being forced to return stolen money. Jackson confronts the gambler in the worker camp and records Thai confrontation before Thompson's death in Houston on September 6, 1897.
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Monahans
Jackson
Cap’n
Austin
Bill Thompson
Billy Thompson
Thompson
Cunningham
Houston
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