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Post-Mirror March 17, 1888 Page 1 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. Contains an article titled “They Will all Grow Here” that discusses the crops that can be grown in the area. Additionally, contains an article discussing the upcoming senate election with the two candidates being Coke and Mills.
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Post-Mirror April 7, 1888 Page 5 Newspaper clipping from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. Discusses the state of crop growth in the area and their prospects.
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Post-Mirror April 7, 1888 Page 3 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. Contains an article titled “The Immigration Movement” that discusses the opinions of farmers in contrast to an article published previously on the subject.
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Post-Mirror March 03, 1888 Page 4 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. Contains an article titled “Railroad Rumors” that discusses the possibility of a new railroad line through Pilot Point. The article proclaims the various advantages that it would bring to the city and why residents should support it.
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Post-Mirror March 03, 1888 Page 2 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. Discusses the geographic and natural advantages of Pilot Point and the surrounding area for agriculture, including the railroads, crop production, and soil quality.
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Post-Mirror March 10, 1888 Page 7 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. The “Home and Farm” section of the paper discusses topics such as the Economic Principles of Farming, Sweet Potatoes, and the Rights of Animals. Also contains an advertisement for a local business that sold farm equipment and implements.
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Post-Mirror March 10, 1888 Page 1 Newspaper page from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. Contains an article on home manufacturing -- “Encourage Home Interests!” The editors of the Post-Mirror encouraged its readers to support local interests.
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Post-Mirror March 10, 1888 Page 5 Clipping from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. Discusses the growth of fruit trees in the area. It additionally discusses which crops farmers should plant for the upcoming season.
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Post-Mirror March 10, 1888 Page 5 Clipping from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. Discusses the Horticultural fair’s exhibits that show the successful growth of certain crops in the area.
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Post Mirror February 11, 1888 Page 6 Clipping from the Post-Mirror in Pilot Point, Texas. Discusses the arrival of a large thresher to the Bonds farm. Additionally it discusses the progress of Pilot Point’s development and how the editors are pleased with it.
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Post-Mirror February 11, 1888 page 3 Clipping from the Post-Mirror discussing the possibility of the Roller Mill Company constructing a mammoth elevator in Pilot Point, Texas.
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"North Texas Colored Teachers Association" Sherman, TX (1906) The North Texas Colored Teachers Association is held in Sherman, TX, in 1906. Teachers across North Texas attend the meeting, including C.C. Trimble of Pilot Point. At the meeting, the members discussed training methods for teachers and if African American history should be taught at school.
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"Negroes Seriously Slashed" (1905) An African American couple received multiple stab wounds while attending a service at a Baptist church in Pilot Point.
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B.Y.PU. Annual Meeting, Greenville, TX (1901) African Americans of North Texas attend an annual B.Y.P.U. meeting in Greenville, TX, in 1901. Rev. Jones of Pilot Point and other African American leaders from the region attended the meeting. The goal of the meeting was to promote a deeper interest in the African American youth to safeguard the future of African Americans. Rev. Jones of Pilot Point is shown to have attended the meeting.
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"Colored Baptist Convention" Sherman, TX (1897) African Americans baptists of Pilot Point attend a Sunday School convention for the North Texas Region in Sherman, Texas, in 1897. C.C. Trimble, a pastor and teacher from Pilot Point attended the convention.
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Census Record for Mary Lyles. This census record is for the Lyles’ family in 1880s from Chambers County, Alabama, the last place the family lived in before relocating to Pilot Point, Texas in 1883 or 1884. The census reflects the entire Lyles; the children, her husband, and herself.
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Jennie Lyles Walker and S. M. Walker’s Marriage Record. In 1887 Jennie Lyles and S. M. Walker got married in Denton County, Texas.
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Death Record of Ceborn Vaughner. Vaughner’s death record states that he passed away from a form of dementia contributed by arteriosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries, at 4 a.m. The document also lists his mother, Mary, and son, Lover. The record also states Ceborn was born in Chambers Alabama and died in Pilot Point Texas near the St. John’s Cemetery. As indicated in the ‘Race’ section, Eugene was listed as “negro” rather than “black,” like other documents around that time. Unfortunately, according to other census records, Ceborn's birth year is documented incorrectly, but his death year is correct. He would have died in his 80s.
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Tax Roll in 1884 of Abraham Lyles. Abraham’s tax roll in 1884 identifies what year he and his family lived in Pilot Point-Denton, Texas, as there are no prior tax rolls listing the family until this date. Notice that the document list the number of cattle, wagons, and horses or mules the Lyles family had during that year: because of this, he is assumed to be a farmer. It also shows that he owned his own land near the St. John’s Church.
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WWI Document of L. D. Lover Vaughner Lover’s WWI Index Card identifies that he and his family, Lyles and Vaughner families, were located in “Aubrey-Denton Texas” in 1918. Aubrey-Denton Texas is next to Pilot Point, the location of St. John’s Cemetery. This document was also signed by his relative, “Sebe (Eugene Ceborn) Vaughner.” Notice that on the description of Lover they identify him as “black” instead of the more common description of that time, “negro.” The document also indicates that he was a farmer.
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BYPU Conference, Dallas, TX (1920)
Map of African American Churches in Denton County, 1870-1930. A Dallas Express article from 1920 reported St. John's Baptist Church among North Texas congregations that attended the conference.
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Texas and Pacific Railway Map Map detailed the routes and connections on the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1903.
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Sante Fe Railroad Map Map of the Sante Fe Railroad Map in 1888, which extends through Texas.
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Downtown Dallas Aerial Photo Area photograph of Downtown Dallas and Deep Ellum, which features the Grand Temple of the Knights of Pythias.
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Deep Ellum Aerial Photo Aerial photograph of Deep Ellum (Deep Elm) displaying the urban nature of the community.