McKinney Falls State Park Activity Book
Author | : Elena T. Ivy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Coloring books |
ISBN | : 9781885696069 |
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Author | : Elena T. Ivy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Coloring books |
ISBN | : 9781885696069 |
Author | : Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : McKinney Falls State Park (Tex.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : McKinney Falls State Park (Tex.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Margaret Swett Henson |
Publisher | : Fred Rider Cotten Popular Hist |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
McKinney Falls State Park, which lies across the Colorado River from Austin, is the 672-acre center of a 40,000 acre tract where Texas pioneer Thomas Freeman McKinney established his ranch. This carefully researched and well-written history relates the fascinating life story of the influential frontiersman and entrepreneur who lived and ranched at McKinney Falls. Born in Kentucky in 1801, McKinney led an adventuresome life on the early Texas frontier. In 1823, he and his cousin Phil Sublett left Missouri with a Santa Fe caravan. Finding the market there glutted, they took their goods on south to Chihuahua, Mexico. Returning through Saltillo and San Antonio, they stopped long enough in Stephen F. Austin's fledgling Texas colony for McKinney to claim a league of land. En route home, the men stopped in Nacogdoches where both young men settled and married. McKinney became a successful trader, eventually moving to the Brazos River valley, a jumping off point for his pack trains of cotton to Saltillo. Handy with a Kentucky rifle and fluent in Spanish, he traveled in Texas and Mexico as a businessman and made valuable contacts for the commission business he founded at the mouth of the Brazos in 1834. His firm of McKinney and Williams prospered and helped supply the Texas revolution in 1835-36. In 1837, McKinney and others founded the Galveston City Company. When he moved the McKinney & Williams commission house there, he became one of the wealthiest leaders of the new Republic. He was a power behind the political scenes, supporting Sam Houston, among others. After statehood, he served in the Texas House of Representatives. A Unionist like Houston in 1860, McKinney opposed secession, but when Texas left the Union, he reluctantly helped the struggling Confederacy. Eventually Confederate mismanagement and corruption ruined McKinney and he lost his fortune. When he died at McKinney Falls in 1871, after years of ranching and raising thoroughbred horses, Thomas F. McKinney had lived an eventful and influential life that spanned the entire early history of Texas.
Author | : Julie Wernersbach |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2020-06-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1477321527 |
Nothing beats a natural swimming hole for cooling off on a scorching summer day in Texas. Cold, clear spring water, big old shade trees, and a quiet stretch of beach or lawn offer the perfect excuse to pack a cooler and head out with family and friends to the nearest natural oasis. Whether you're looking for a quick getaway or an unforgettable summer vacation, let The Swimming Holes of Texas be your guide. Julie Wernersbach and Carolyn Tracy highlight one hundred natural swimming spots across the entire state. The book is organized by geographic regions, so you can quickly find local places to swim--or plan a trip to a more distant spot you'd like to explore. Each swimming hole is illustrated with an inviting color photo and a description of what it's like to swim there, as well as the site's history, ecology, and conservation. The authors include all the pertinent info about admission fees and hours, parking, and on-site amenities such as showers and restrooms. They also offer tips for planning your trips and lists of the swimming holes that are most welcoming to families and pets. So when the temperature tops 100 and there's nothing but traffic in sight, take a detour down the backroads and swim, sunbathe, revel, and relax in the swimming holes of Texas.
Author | : Elena T. Ivy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 39 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Coloring books |
ISBN | : 9781885696076 |
Author | : Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Coloring books |
ISBN | : |
Includes pictures to color and a brief description of different animals that are found in Garner State Park.
Author | : Elena T. Ivy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Coloring books |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : |
Issues 1977, 1981-1988 published in 2 vols: v. 1. Title/Subject -- v. 2. Agency.
Author | : Mark W. Lockwood |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2007-03-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780292716858 |
Includes line drawings of various birds in typical habitats, important facts about the birds in easy-to-read text, and several instructive games.