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Wilson County History Sesquicentennial 2010 outline

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February 1, 2009 | 3 comments

The following is an outline for the Wilson County History Sesquicentennial 2010 book that will be published and sold in 2010. If you have any feedback, suggestions, information about any content that will help make the book better, please contact Maurine Liles at WILLER2@aol.com.

WILSON COUNTY HISTORY
SESQUICENTENNIAL 2010

INTRODUCTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. NATIVE AMERICANS � PRE- WILSON COUNTY
2. PRE- WILSON COUNTY
SPANISH RULE OVER TEXAS
LAS CABRAS
SPANISH LAND GRANTS
TEXAS UNDER THE RULE OF MEXICO
TEXAS REVOLUTION
TEXAS REPUBLIC
3. THE CREATION OF WILSON COUNTY
4. SUTHERLAND SPRINGS
5. LODI
6. FLORESVILLE
7. LA VERNIA
8. STOCKDALE
9. POTH
10. FAIRVIEW
11. UNION VALLEY
12. CADO
13. ALBUQUERQUE
14. DEWEES
15 GRAYOWN
16. CALAVARAS
17. CANADA VERDE
18. SASPAMCO
19. CAMP RANCH
20. PANDORA
21. MARCELINA
22. SHILOH
23. DENHAWKEN
24. LILLY GROVE
25. PICOSA
26. THREE OAKS
27. NOCKENUT
28. KOSCIUSKO
29. PULASKI
30. TRAIL DRI VERS
31. AFRICAN AMERI CAN COMMUNITIES Colonies: Dosideo, Cruz, Grass Pond, Stevenson, the colony in Floresville. African American cowboys:
32. BOY SCOUTS
33. KASPER
34. OXCART ROAD
35. RANCHO DE SAN FRANCISCO
36. A MODERN RANCH
37. LODI FERRY

38. NOTABLE PEOPLE IN WILSON COUNTY
Some of these will be included in community history
James Wilson
Erasmos Seguin
Sidney Mead
John King
Greathouse
Alfred Giles
Creed Taylor
Polley Family
John Sutherland
Juan Seguin
John and Merrill Connally
Benito Lopez
Nemencio de la Zerda
Flores Family
Notable Texas Rangers
Bubba Walker, Ike Barnes
James Gray
Trial Brothers

39. HISTORIC WILSON COUNTY LIST OF:
WISON COUNTY JUDGES
MAYORS OF WILSON COUNTY
MEN WHO FOUGHT IN THE TEXAS REVOLUTION
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS � WILSON COUNTY
OTHER SERVICEMEN FROM WILSON COUNTY
TEXAS RANGERS FROM WILSON COUNTY
TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL MARKERS
SCHOOLS OF WILSON COUNTY
CEMETERIES OF WILSON COUNTY
OIL FIELDS OF WILSON COUNTY
BRIDGES OF WILSON COUNTY
STAGE LINES AND STATIONS (IF POSSIBLE)
HOSPITALS

40. INTERESTING PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN WILSON COUNTY
The term �Maverick�
Could �New Braunfels� have been established in Wilson County?

41. THEN AND NOW PHOTOS

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XO Floresville September 11, 2009 2:10pm	Report Abuse Just noticed there is a glaring absence of "famous or recognizable" women in our counties history. Guess the future will seek to fill those gaps.

Steve Menchaca
Fort Worth Texas
September 11, 2009 8:24am

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I was raised in Ca�ada Verde, Texas and we owned the old brick house that had a date of 1896 in front of the building. I would like to know anything about the History of ... Read More

Fransisca Medina
San Antonio, Tx
March 13, 2009 8:52am

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Hello,
My name a is Fransisca Medina. My great grandparents were Antonio A Rodriguez and Juanita Luna Rodriguez. They moved to Floresville in 1875 and owned and rented ... Read More

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