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powder magazine from the 1860s. That claim, appearing at
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1832:Other lists
1577:Shackelford
1554:San Jacinto
1406:Nacogdoches
439:see p.18-19
290:Confederate
167: /
143:Coordinates
1907:Categories
1748:Williamson
1713:Washington
1569:Schleicher
1446:Palo Pinto
1388:Montgomery
1152:Jeff Davis
1127:Hutchinson
849:Deaf Smith
477:2009-03-08
452:2009-03-09
414:2009-03-08
363:References
226:RTHL
155:94°20′18″W
152:32°45′29″N
1738:Wilbarger
1690:Van Zandt
1685:Val Verde
1652:Tom Green
1612:Stonewall
1595:Somervell
1524:Robertson
1506:Red River
1431:Ochiltree
1338:McCulloch
1328:Matagorda
1273:Limestone
1165:Jim Wells
1157:Jefferson
1079:Henderson
1016:Guadalupe
981:Glasscock
976:Gillespie
966:Galveston
953:Freestone
943:Fort Bend
829:Culberson
750:Childress
598:Armstrong
566:by county
277:in 1995.
1695:Victoria
1609:Sterling
1605:Stephens
1564:San Saba
1529:Rockwall
1481:Presidio
1383:Montague
1378:Mitchell
1348:McMullen
1343:McLennan
1333:Maverick
1283:Live Oak
1278:Lipscomb
1248:Lampasas
1235:La Salle
1161:Jim Hogg
1117:Hudspeth
1074:Hemphill
1056:Harrison
1041:Hardeman
1036:Hansford
1031:Hamilton
991:Gonzales
948:Franklin
885:Eastland
821:Crockett
793:Comanche
783:Colorado
745:Cherokee
740:Chambers
712:Callahan
702:Caldwell
692:Burleson
672:Brewster
662:Brazoria
603:Atascosa
583:Angelina
573:Anderson
316:See also
220:95000102
1839:Bridges
1758:Winkler
1743:Willacy
1733:Wichita
1728:Wheeler
1723:Wharton
1662:Trinity
1634:Terrell
1624:Tarrant
1620:Swisher
1586:Sherman
1534:Runnels
1519:Roberts
1514:Refugio
1491:Randall
1411:Navarro
1363:Midland
1308:Madison
1298:Lubbock
1268:Liberty
1225:Kleberg
1190:Kendall
1185:Kaufman
1170:Johnson
1142:Jackson
1107:Houston
1102:Hopkins
1093:Hockley
1084:Hidalgo
1065:Haskell
1061:Hartley
1001:Grayson
925:Fayette
900:El Paso
895:Edwards
867:Dickens
808:Coryell
768:Coleman
759:Cochran
717:Cameron
707:Calhoun
677:Briscoe
621:Bastrop
616:Bandera
588:Aransas
578:Andrews
193: (
1786:Zavala
1781:Zapata
1772:Yoakum
1753:Wilson
1705:Waller
1700:Walker
1680:Uvalde
1672:Upshur
1657:Travis
1629:Taylor
1616:Sutton
1582:Shelby
1573:Scurry
1544:Sabine
1510:Reeves
1496:Reagan
1476:Potter
1461:Parmer
1456:Parker
1451:Panola
1441:Orange
1436:Oldham
1426:Nueces
1416:Newton
1401:Motley
1396:Morris
1358:Menard
1353:Medina
1318:Martin
1313:Marion
1293:Loving
1253:Lavaca
1220:Kinney
1210:Kimble
1195:Kenedy
1180:Karnes
1147:Jasper
1112:Howard
1051:Harris
1046:Hardin
1011:Grimes
986:Goliad
962:Gaines
930:Fisher
920:Fannin
877:Donley
872:Dimmit
862:DeWitt
857:Denton
844:Dawson
839:Dallas
834:Dallam
825:Crosby
813:Cottle
798:Concho
773:Collin
736:Castro
727:Carson
697:Burnet
682:Brooks
667:Brazos
652:Bosque
648:Borden
644:Blanco
625:Baylor
612:Bailey
608:Austin
593:Archer
1776:Young
1676:Upton
1667:Tyler
1647:Titus
1638:Terry
1600:Starr
1590:Smith
1486:Rains
1466:Pecos
1421:Nolan
1392:Moore
1373:Mills
1368:Milam
1323:Mason
1288:Llano
1240:Lamar
1175:Jones
1132:Irion
1006:Gregg
971:Garza
939:Foard
935:Floyd
915:Falls
910:Erath
905:Ellis
890:Ector
881:Duval
853:Delta
817:Crane
803:Cooke
788:Comal
687:Brown
657:Bowie
639:Bexar
564:Lists
557:Texas
446:(PDF)
435:(PDF)
233:16909
188:Built
1768:Wood
1763:Wise
1718:Webb
1709:Ward
1539:Rusk
1501:Real
1471:Polk
1303:Lynn
1263:Leon
1244:Lamb
1230:Knox
1215:King
1205:Kerr
1200:Kent
1137:Jack
1122:Hunt
1097:Hood
1089:Hill
1069:Hays
1026:Hall
1021:Hale
996:Gray
958:Frio
763:Coke
755:Clay
732:Cass
722:Camp
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191:1863
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