Walker County Texas, A History
An unpublished account of early Walker County, Texas written in 1954 or 1955 by John W Baldwin as partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Arts degree at Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville, Texas.
Acknowledgements: The author wished to express his grateful appreciation to his father, L. B. Baldwin, without whose encouragement, suggestions, and assistance, this thesis could never have been prepared, and to the many persons who so kindly and willingly cooperated in the gathering of this material.
Table of Contents
| I | Introduction
Statement of the Problem Organization Methods of Investigation Related Studies |
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| II | The Land And Its Early Inhabitants
Geography and Topography Indian Inhabitants of Walker County Spanish and French Exploration of the Walker County area |
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| III | Creation and Organization | ||
| IV | Early Transportation and Industry
Roads and Stage Lines Trinity River Traffic Coming of the Railroad Industry in the County |
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| V | Huntsville
Social Life in Huntsville The Texas Prison System Huntsville's Early Newspapers |
Churches of Huntsville
Baptist Church The First Methodist Church The First Presbyterian Church First Christian Church |
Schools of Huntsville
Austin College Andrew Female College Mitchell College Bishop Ward Normal Sam Houston Normal Institute |
| VI | Other Walker County Settlements
Waverly New Waverly Phelps Dodge Riverside |
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| VII | Ghost Towns of Walker County
Cincinnati Newport Tuscaloosa Elmina |
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| Bibliography | |||