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A bungalow at Bishop College, Marshall, provided housing for instructors in the early years of the school's history. A historic Baptist college for African-Americans, Bishop was established in 1881. In 1961 it was relocated to Dallas. Falling upon hard times, the college closed in 1988. None of the original buildings of the Marshall campus remain.

Map of Kendleton

Map, dated 1875, taken from a city-data.com website that possesses updated info on the town of Kendleton Texas. On it, it shows important attributes of the town, such as Powell Point Elementary (which is a tie in to the article item of the area) and apparently Windmills.

A Campus View of Bishop College with Marston Hall in the Background

Marston Hall, located on the historic Bishop College campus in Marshall, was a dormitory for college men. It was built between 1909 and 1915 on the site of an older dormitory, also called Marston Hall. The campus no longer exists. It was a Baptist college for African-Americans. In the picture, a reservoir is in the foreground. To the left of the building is a small bell tower.

Marston Hall at Bishop College

Marston Hall, located on the historic Bishop College campus in Marshall, was a dormitory for college men. It was built between 1909 and 1915 on the site of an older dormitory, also called Marston Hall. The campus buildings no longer exist. Bishop was established in 1881 as a Baptist college for African-Americans. In 1961 the campus relocated to Dallas. Eventually Bishop fell upon hard times and closed in 1988. The large building at right shows the entrance toward the campus. A reservoir surrounded by planting beds is at center. To the left is a small bell tower. In the distance is a small frame building used as a schoolroom.

Rockefeller Hall at Bishop College

Rockefeller Hall was a women's dormitory at Bishop College when it was located in Marshall. Bishop College was a Baptist school for Black students that was established in 1881. In 1961 it relocated to Dallas, eventually fell upon hard times and closed in 1988; but during its time in Marshall, the college educated many men and women who became citizens of note in the professions of education, religion, law, and medicine.

Bishop Hall - a Bishop College Dormitory

Bishop Hall was a women's dormitory at Bishop College in Marshall. A historic Black college that was established in 1881, it relocated to Dallas in 1961, eventually fell upon hard times, and closed in 1988. During the institution's life, Bishop educated men and women who became citizens of note in the professions of education, religion, law, and medicine.

Bishop Students Dressed for Event in 1930

Bishop Students in 1930: Codella Strickland, who attended Bishop College from 1929 to 1933, included this photograph of her classmates, dressed for a social event in 1930, in a scrapbook. Marston Hall and the bell tower are visible in the background.

Tamina Sign

Picture of a run-down sign, welcome people to the historic freedmen community of Tamina, Texas located within Montgomery county. The age of the sign can be viewed as a reflection of how the passage of time has taken a tole of the community as well.

I.M. Terrell High School Historical Marker

In 1882, the Fort Worth school system opened its first free public school for black students, called "East Ninth Street Colored School." It was moved to the corner of East Twelfth Street and Steadman in a property trade with the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad in 1906, and renamed "North Side Colored School No. 11." Isaiah Milligan Terrell was named principal and served until 1915. A 1909 bond election provided funds for a new building, which opened in May 1910. In honor of its former principal, the school was named "I.M. Terrell High School" in 1921. The school at twelfth and Steadman became a Junior High and Elementary in 1938, when Terrell High School was moved to its present location at 1411 E. 18th Street, site of a former white elementary school. Isaiah Milligan Terrell was born in Grimes County in 1859. Named one of the first four black teachers in Fort Worth in 1882, he served as principal and supervisor of black schools. He was married in 1883 to Marcelite Landry, a respected music teacher. Terrell became President of Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College (now Prairie View A&M University) in 1915, and later became an active leader in Houston's black community. He died in 1931.

Historical Map of Chambers County, Alabama

Historical Map of Chambers County, Alabama from a US Geological Survey

Map of Chambers County, Alabama

Map of Chambers County, Alabama highlighting major roads and towns

Oral history log of Winston Bruce's interview

A log detailing the times and topics he discussed in his interview.

Butterfield Overland Mail in Texas

The Butterfield Overland Mail opened for use in 1857 which brought an influx of settlers from Little Dixie.

Cattle Trails to North Texas

The Shawnee Trail (Texas Road) provided a new path from Little Dixie to North Texas following the Mexican American War.

Oral history log of Yolanda Harris' interview

A log detailing the times and topics she discussed in her interview.

Boone's Lick Trail

Map depicts the Boone's Lick trail which carved through central Missouri and stopped in Fulton, less than two miles from the location where the Davis family settled.