A Brief History of Upshur County
by G. H. Baird
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Chapters (106)
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF UPSHUR COUNTY
- Location of Upshur County
- How Upshur County Got Its Nome
- Natural Resources of Upshur County
- Conditions In Early Upshur County
- First Roads and Trails
- Captain William Hart
- Early History
- Upshur County’s Courthouse
- Schools of Upshur County
- Some Facts About Murry League
- The Masonic Female Institute
- The Looney School
- The Pritchett School
- Other Schools
- Progress In The Country Schools
- County Board of Education
- Indians
- Negroes of Upshur County
- Hidden Treasures
- Gilmer
- Location of Gilmer
- Early Officers of Upshur County
- Some Early Settlers of Gilmer
- Streets in Gilmer Named
- Gilmer’s Water Supply
- Livery Stables
- Gilmer’s First Automobile
- Recollections of Gilmer As It Was Sixty-Five Years Ago
- Gilmer’s Banks
- Sand on the Courthouse Square
- Animals Had Free Run of Square
- Gilmer’s Schools
- Gilmer’s Churches
- The Baptist Church
- The Methodist Church
- Church of Christ
- Some Improvements In Gilmer
- Big Sandy
- Rosewood
- Shady Grove
- Churches
- Schools
- Business Activities
- The Calvary Baptist Church
- East Mountain
- Settlers
- Schools
- Churches
- Grice
- Settlers
- Pleasant Hill
- Some Early Settlers of Pleasant Hill
- Union Grove
- Soules Chapel
- Settlers
- Graceton
- Early Settlers
- Churches
- Schools
- Industries
- Glenwood
- Early Settlers
- Church
- Schools
- Coffeeville
- Schools
- Churches
- Ore City
- Schools
- Present Enterprises
- Indian Rock
- Schools
- Enterprises
- West Mountain
- Church
- Schools
- Outstanding Characters
- Mings Chapel
- Churches
- Schools
- Sand Hill
- Churches
- Schools
- Latch
- Stamps
- First Settlers
- Churches
- Schools
- Outstanding Characters
- Simpsonville
- Schools
- LaFayette
- Early Settlers
- Churches
- Schools
- Kelsey
- Enon
- Schools
- Enon Baptist Church
- Calloway
- Bettie
- Church
- School
- Upshur County’s County Agents and County Fairs
- The East Texas Yamboree
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