Weatherford: The Early Years (Paperback) by Jonelle Ryan Bartoli Brenda S McClurkin for $20.85

Description: 9780738585499. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 128. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 128 p. Contains: Unspecified Illustrations black & white Maps. Images of America. The early years of Weatherford yield stories of trials and triumphs as a rowdy frontier town that matured and became known as the City of Churches and the City Beautiful. Created in 1856 as the county seat of newly formed Parker County Weatherford was lush with grasslands timber and fertile soils. In 1858 the two-story brick courthouse was surrounded by log cabins frame buildings and tents. For nearly two decades the town was the principal supply center for points west and a safe haven for settlers seeking refuge from Indian raids. Stalwart men and women nurtured the development of religious educational and cultural refinements. But when the Texas & Pacific Railway arrived in 1880 it spurred Weatherford s stature as an agricultural banking and commercial center and opened national markets to local cotton and prize-winning watermelons. The historic City Beautiful is still evident today in Weatherford s picturesque courthouse square and quaint tree-lined residential districts.