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Map of Fayette County

Description: Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Fayette County, Texas. The road to Washington, Texas is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 24, 1865
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Lampasas County

Description: Map of Lampasas County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The center of Lampasas County is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 24, 1856
Creator: Martin, Joseph
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Cotton and Corn Planter.

Description: Patent for a new and improved seed planter. This design "features . . . first, reciprocating forked seed pushers or plungers attached to a sliding frame and operating alternately to deliver the seed through a covered opening in the bottom of the hopper, whence it passes into the furrow; second, an intermittently-rotating shaft arranged in the seed-hopper and provided with spiral or oblique arms for agitating the seed and feeding it toward the discharge opening" (lines 15-24).
Date: January 24, 1882
Creator: Turley, James M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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