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2 days ago · The Jackson place was also a refuge for runaway slaves on their way to Mexico. The National Park Service recently recognized the Jackson Ranch’s historical significance as part of its Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program. Roseann Bacha-Garza, an anthropology lecturer at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and manager of the ...
4 days ago · Updated: May 7, 2024 / 10:52 PM CDT. SAN JUAN, Texas ( Border Report) — A historic South Texas church and cemetery have been named a national site that was part of the Underground Railroad that ...
3 days ago · A historic South Texas church and cemetery have been named a national site that was part of the Underground Railroad that helped slaves seek freedom in Mexico in the 1800s. The National Park ...
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4 days ago · Wed, 05/08/2024 - 4:59 pm. 1. 2. Thomas Wallner. editor@grahamleader.com. After approval by the Texas Historical Commission and official record with the Young County clerk last week, Oak Grove Colored-William P. Johnston Memorial Cemetery will be designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery. The designation is an official recognition of family and ...
1 day ago · Hofwyl-Broadfield State Historic Site Manager Bill Giles holds a piece of porcelain that may have been a marker at the 3- to 5-acre cemetery on the site’s grounds.
1 day ago · July 24, 1951-April 20, 2024. NEW HOPE–Clayton Wilmes, age 72, of New Hope, Minnesota, formerly of Russell, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the North Memorial Hospital in ...
2 days ago · A rare and impeccably restored 19th century-villa in the Czech Republic is available for sale outside Děčín, after its owner spent 15 years and £12 million (US$15.03 million) to revive the ...
