Agricultural Landscape Development Along US 277 Page: III
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .................................................................................................................. vii
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 1
M E T H O D O L O G Y ............................................................................................................................. 1
SETTING .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 2
Geology, Climate, and Weather ........................................................................................... 4
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF A PORTION OF THE U.S. HIGHWAY 277 CORRIDOR .............. 6
Introduction......................................................................................................................... 6
H historical C on text ............................................................................................................... 7
Summary ............................................................................................................................. 43
A HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY AND
COTTON-RELATED PROPERTIES IN HASKELL, HASKELL COUNTY, TEXAS ..................... 46
BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................................. 73
APPENDIX: Population, Crop, and Livestock Data from Agricultural and
Population Censuses for Wichita, Archer,
Baylor, Knox, Haskell, Jones, and Taylor Counties ..................................................87
INDEX .............................................................................................................................................. 103
COVER IMAGE: Sanborn Map, Haskell Oil Company Cotton Gin on block 15, Haskell (1908).
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Freeman, Martha Doty. Agricultural Landscape Development Along US 277, book, May 2003; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1222742/m1/4/?q=%222008~%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.