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The History of Hardeman County, Texas

This thesis discusses the creation and history of Hardeman County in the state of Texas. The period of the Texas Republic was one of uncertain and unstable government, and the Red River Municipality thus created in 1835 remained as such for only two years. It was realized by the government that such large political subdivisions would not be easily administered, and by 1837 these municipalities were further divided into counties. The vast territory encompassed by the original boundaries of the Red River Municipality yielded thirty-five counties between 1837 and 1891, including Hardeman. The population of the newly created county was made up entirely of transient pioneers and roving bands of cowboys and cattlemen. The official census did not list a record of any population until 1880, when fifty people were shown as residents.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc699591
Date08 1900
CreatorsJones, J. Paul
ContributorsNewton, Lewis William, 1881-, McAlister, Samuel Bertram, 1898-1963
PublisherNorth Texas State College
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 128 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Hardeman County, 1835-1949
RightsPublic, Jones, J. Paul, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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