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Post-Mirror May 1, 1896 Page 8 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It includes an article urging Pilot Point farmers to start raising hogs due to their profitability as shown in other local towns like Fort Worth, Texas.
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Post-Mirror July 17, Page 3 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It includes an announcement that the Pilot Point Pottery business is prospering and just opened their second kiln.
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Post-Mirror May 15, 1896 Page 3 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas.It includes an announcement that the new Pilot Point Bottling Works has begun manufacturing.
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Post- Mirror April 3, 1896 Pg 6 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It announces that there will be a mass meeting of Populists in Pilot Point next Saturday, April 11, 1896 at the Masonic hall.
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Post- Mirror April 3, 1896 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It announces that a Stoneware Pottery will be opened in Pilot Point in a few weeks.
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Post-Mirror July 10, 1896 Page 8 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It announces that the Pilot Point Roller Mill elevator is full of wheat. However, as the season is ending, the wheat crop is ground out and will not be coming in as rapidly.
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Post-Mirror July 10, 1896 Page 3 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It announces that the cotton crop will be plentiful this year in Pilot Point.
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Post-Mirror June 26, 1896 Pg 8 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It announces that wheat wis coming in at a steady rate and that the market price for wheat in Pilot Point is advertised at 55 cents.
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Post-Mirror June 26, 1896 Page 2 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It includes a sketch of presidential candidate William McKinley.
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Post-Mirror June 26, 1896 Page 8 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It announces that watermelons will soon be plentiful in the market.
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Post-Mirror March 27, 1896 Page 1 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It includes an update on the current agricultural progress -- corn, wheat and oats are coming in, and cotton planting will begin soon.
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Post-Mirror March 27, 1896 Page 3 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It includes an announcement regarding the upcoming Democratic Convention in Denton County.
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Post-Signal May 10, 1912 Page 1 Newspaper page from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It contains an article titled “Woodrow Wilson Winner in Texas” that discusses the victory of Wilson in the Democratic state convention in Houston.
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Post-Signal April 26, 1912 Page 5 Newspaper clipping from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It discusses the beginning of construction of an oil derrick outside of town, it is hoped that oil will be found there.
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Post-Signal April 19, 1912 Page 3 Newspaper page from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It contains an article titled “What Would Benefit Pilot Point” that discusses how farmers should plant sorghum, Kaffir corn, and Milo maize in order for the profits and benefits to stay in the community.
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The Mirror January 21, 1888 Page 6 Newspaper clipping from The Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. It discusses how Denton county and Pilot Point should support the immigration movement. It claims that the good land in the area just needs farmers which would lead to prosperity and thriving towns.
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Post-Signal April 12, 1912 Page 6 Newspaper page from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It contains an article titled “Looking for Oil” that discusses the oil prospects of Denton County. While oil had not been officially found in the county, the level of interest in the area is seen as a good sign.
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Ceborn (Sebe) Vaughner Photograph This is a photo of Ceborn Vaughner. Notice the quality of the picture, as this image was taken around the time photography became mass-available.
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Map of Proposed Road System in Denton County A map of Denton County showing road connections between schools and districts. Notable for showing St. John's School on the map.
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1910 Denton County School Report from the Post-Signal 1910 Denton County School Report from the Post-Signal describing the number of students of each race in Denton County.
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The Free Negro A newspaper article discussing the education status of freed black people in Texas in 1911.
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Quakertown House This home was built in 1905 at 97 Terry Street in the Quakertown neighborhood of Denton, Texas. It was removed in 1921 to make way for a city park. Horses and railroad ties were used to transport the house to 1129 East Hickory Street in the Solomon Hill neighborhood of Denton, Texas. It was torn down in 2005 and replaced with a modern brick structure. Residents of the house were C. R. and Maude Hembry, followed in 1962 by William and Alma Clark.
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North Texas African American High Schools in Relation to St. Jonn's
A map showing the locations of colored high schools in North Texas that were existing at the time of the St. Johns community in relation to the known location of the cemetery and church.
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Post-Signal April 5, 1912 Page 8 Newspaper clipping from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It discusses how Pilot Point passed up an opportunity to build a cotton mill in the past, but the opportunity is not lost and Pilot Point should build one to promote growth and development.
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Post-Signal March 8, 1912 Page 3 Newspaper clipping from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It discusses the reduction in cotton acreage for Denton County by 30% in accordance with the Farmers Union.