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Levi Jordan (1793–1873), a Georgia-born planter, traveled in 1848 to Brazoria County, Texas, bringing with him twelve enslaved Black people. [3] Previously, Jordan had owned adjoining plantations on the Louisiana-Arkansas border (Union County, Arkansas) with his son-in-law, James Campbell McNeill, [2] however he was not as successful as he wanted to be.
Lockhart State Park is a state park located at the southwestern edge of Lockhart, Texas, United States and is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The park was constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 3803 between 1935 and 1938. The park officially became a state park in 1948. [2]
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The mission became the first large cattle ranch in Texas, with near 40,000 free-roaming cattle at the height of production in about 1778. The large herds of Texas longhorns and mustangs were cared for by the vaquero Indians from the mission. The mission inhabitants also grew large crops of grain, fruit, and vegetables to support themselves and ...
The Fort Worth location, which opens on Feb. 10 at 5289 Marathon Ave., is the Texas-based independent whiskey maker’s second in the state — the original Oak & Eden tasting room and craft bar ...
The Treaty Oak is a Texas live oak tree in Austin, Texas, United States, and the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa tribes before European colonization of the area. Foresters estimate the Treaty Oak to be about 500 years old.
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From 2005 to 2011 the number of house sales in Oak Forest increased by an annual average of 5.8%. [5] In February 2009 some Oak Forest residents reported increased burglaries and thefts. [6] In 2010 the Houston Press ranked Oak Forest one of the "Five Most Underrated Neighborhoods In Houston." [7] 226 house sales occurred during that year. [5]