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[View of Businesses]

Description: Photograph of a view of business buildings. In the foreground, a group of men are standing by a horse-drawn wagon. A pile of dirt and wooden debris are to the left of the wagon. In front of the people and wagon, there is a dirt road and a wooden fence. On the left side of the image, pieces of wood are stacked and leaning on the side of a building. In the background, there are several wooden buildings. Three have signs that identify them as "Ganainan Drug Store," "Stockmen's Mercantile Co.… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Born, Julius
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Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

Trees in Wind

Description: Photograph of trees bending due to a stiff wind in Winkler County, Texas. The corrugated fence in the picture surrounds the Hendrick Oil Field.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Evergreen Cemetery

Description: Beeville’s oldest cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, is on Block 1 of the original town site map which was donated in 1859 by Anne Burke. First owned by G.W. McClanahan, the land was bought in 1862 by the county for a “public burying ground”. In 1872, H.W. Wilson donated the northeast strip. Land was added on the northwest, and the court gave consent for a fence. The cemetery was restored in 1970. The cemetery is bounded by Polk, Bowie, Filmore, and Hefferman Streets. The graves shown in the p… more
Date: unknown
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Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Third Courthouse for Bee County, 1879

Description: The two-story building was built on the site of the present courthouse by Viggo Kohler in 1878 for a bid of $3,425. The lumber used to build it was hauled from St. Marys in Refugio Co. It had a 40X50 ft. rock foundation with a portico 8 X 18 ft. The portico had four octagon columns made from eight-inch square solid timbers. The county officials moved in on May 12, 1879. It was destroyed by fire on January 15, 1911. While a new courthouse was being built the auditorium of the Grand Opera House… more
Date: unknown
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Partner: Bee County Historical Commission
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