Yoakum Community: The First Hundred Years 1887-1987

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History of the community of Yoakum, Texas and surrounding areas, including information about the people and families, businesses, agriculture, and social organizations. Index starts on page 386.

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v, 394 p. : ill., ports. ; 31 cm.

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Yoakum Sesquicentennial/Centennial Book Committee 1987.

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This book is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2016 and was provided by the Carl and Mary Welhausen Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 28293 times, with 361 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

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Carl and Mary Welhausen Library

Located in Yoakum, which spans Lavaca and Dewitt counties, the Library was organized in 1933 by the Philomathic Club with the help of Work Project Administration. The Library received historic site designation from the Texas Historical Commission in 1993. A Tocker Foundation grant aided in digitization efforts.

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History of the community of Yoakum, Texas and surrounding areas, including information about the people and families, businesses, agriculture, and social organizations. Index starts on page 386.

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v, 394 p. : ill., ports. ; 31 cm.

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  • OCLC: 20352680
  • ISBN: 0-88107-105-6
  • Library of Congress Control Number: 89-132816
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth880869

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Rescuing Texas History, 2016

This compilation of newspapers, photographs, and other materials gives a glimpse into the diverse people and fascinating places that have contributed to the growth of Texas over the past two centuries.

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  • 1987

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  • Sept. 14, 2017, 9 a.m.

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Yoakum Sesquicentennial/Centennial Book Committee. Yoakum Community: The First Hundred Years 1887-1987, book, 1987; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth880869/: accessed May 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.

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