title: Some Early Activities of Americans in the Big Bend Area of Texas creator: Barnett, Sammy date: 1964-05-02 language: English description: Research paper written by Sammy Barnett for an American History Class at Marfa High School on May 2, 1964. It describes the early settlers in West Texas, how they arrived and the hardships they faced. subject: Marfa High School subject: pioneers subject: Big Bend subject: Landscape and Nature - Mountains subject: People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians subject: Spencer, John subject: Conchos River subject: silver mines subject: Leaton, Ben subject: mail routes subject: drought coverage: United States - Texas coverage: Into Modern Times, 1939-Present coverage: The Texas Frontier, 1846-1861 type: Text format: 16 p. ; 27 x 20 cm. format: Text identifier: local-cont-no: A1964.04 identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu./ark:/67531/metapth39994/ identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth39994