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Epperson's Ferry
Epperson's Ferry was one of two locations to cross the Sulphur River during the first half of the 19th century in Northeast Texas, United States, the other being Stephenson's Ferry to the west. One of the last crossings made on Trammel's Trace. History By 1854, the early citizens of Bowie and Cass counties were anxious to improve their ability to get their cotton to markets and ports down river, and made an ambitious effort of their own. That year they collected $ 2,400, an incredible amount of money for the time, to clean out the river to allow steamboats to make it as far as Epperso'’s Ferry. They appointed commissioners and gave contracts to clear the Sulphur to eighty feet wide. From the center to thirty feet on either side, all stumps and logjams were to be removed, and then another ten feet into each bank all overhangs and snags were cleared. Plans were executed to the point that farmers stacked bales of cotton at Epperson's bluff in the spring of 1855 in anticipation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulphur River
The Sulphur River is a river in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas in the United States. Geography The Sulphur River begins at the confluence of its north and south forks forming (following earlier meanders) the northern and southern boundaries of, and meeting at the eastern end of, Delta County (Texas). This is about northeast of the town of Sulphur Bluff, northeast of Dallas, and downstream (air miles) along the south fork from the Cooper Lake dam. The river flows generally eastward through several Texas counties and provides most of the water for Wright Patman Lake, on the border between Bowie and Cass counties. Below Wright Patman Dam, the river continues its generally eastward flow to the Arkansas state line. The river flows southeastward through Miller County in southwestern Arkansas for until it joins the southbound Red River east of Doddridge, a few miles north of the Louisiana border. Recreation The Sulphur River provides numerous opportunities for fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both List of U.S. states and territories by area, area (after Alaska) and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas and the List of United States cities by population, fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Log Jam
A log jam is a naturally occurring phenomenon characterized by a dense accumulation of tree trunks and pieces of large wood across a vast section of a river, stream, or lake. ("Large wood" is commonly defined as pieces of wood more than in diameter and more than long) Log jams in rivers and streams often span the entirety of the water's surface from Bank (geography), bank to bank. Log jams form when trees floating in the water become entangled with other trees floating in the water, or become snagged on rocks, large woody debris, or other objects anchored underwater. They can build up slowly over months or years, or they can happen instantaneously when large numbers of trees are swept into the water after natural disasters. A notable example caused by a natural disaster is the log jam that occurred in Spirit Lake (Washington)#Mount St. Helens eruption, Spirit Lake following a landslide triggered by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, eruption of Mount St. Helens. Until they ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Railroad
The Pacific Railroad (not to be confused with Union Pacific Railroad) was a railroad based in Missouri. It was a predecessor of both the Missouri Pacific Railroad and St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. The Pacific was chartered by Missouri in 1849 to extend "from St. Louis to the western boundary of Missouri and thence to the Pacific Ocean." Due to a cholera epidemic in 1849, which was a citywide disaster, and other delays, groundbreaking did not occur until July 4, 1851. The railroad purchased its first steam locomotive from a manufacturer in Taunton, Massachusetts; it arrived at St. Louis by river in August 1852. On December 9, 1852, the Pacific Railroad had its inaugural run, traveling from its depot on Fourteenth Street, along the Mill Creek Valley, to Cheltenham, St. Louis, Cheltenham in about ten minutes. By the following May, it had reached Kirkwood, Missouri, Kirkwood; within months tunnels west of Kirkwood were completed, allowing the line to reach Pacific, Missouri, Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic Trails And Roads In The United States
There are many historic trails and roads in the United States which were important to the settlement and development of the United States including those used by American Indians. The lists below include only those routes in use prior to the creation of the ''American Highway System'' in 1926. Many more local routes are discussed at entries for the relevant town. Settlement routes * Albany Post Road, in use by 1642, from Bowling Green (New York City) to Albany, called "Broadway" for long stretches * Bozeman Trail from Virginia City, Montana, to central Wyoming * California Road established 1849, from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to California * California Trail from Missouri to California. * Carolina Road from Roanoke, Virginia, on the Great Wagon Road through the Piedmont to Augusta, Georgia. * Cherokee Trail along the Arkansas River from Indian Territory to Wyoming. * Coushatta-Nacogdoches Trace (or Natchitoches) * El Camino Real (California) * El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
