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Vernon / Preston Cary.

Images of America: A History of American Life in Images and Texts Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cary, Preston., Author.
Series:
Images of America.
Images of America
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Vernon (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.
Vernon (Tex.).
Vernon (Tex.)--History--Pictorial works.
Vernon (Tex.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.
Place of Publication:
Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]
Summary:
Located in the north-central part of Texas, Vernon is the county seat of Wilbarger County. Originally, the area was home to the Kiowa and Comanche Indians. The first white settlers came in April 1878. Two years later, on April 23, 1880, Vernon was settled as Eagle Flat, though that name was changed to Vernon on March 27, 1881, because the postal department said there were too many towns in Texas with the word "eagle" in their name. Once the Fort Worth and Denver Railway extended to Vernon, the population began to boom.
Contents:
1880s-1915
1915-1930s
1940 to present.
OCLC:
885210030

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