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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDevelopment of Richard Carter Park by CS Parks Dpt; various documents (1980s) 1 15P City of College Station -- .. POST OFFICE BOX 9:60 1101 TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840-2499 April 3, 1984 Ms. Mary Evelyn White Chairman Brazos County Sesquicentennial Committee 710 South Rosemary Bryan, Texas 77802 Dear Ms. White: The City of College Station wishes to include the development of Richard Carter Park as an official project of the Brazos County Sesquicentennial Commission. The park site is approximately 6.179 acres located in the Glenhaven Subdivision with frontage on the Highway 6 East Bypass. The site is named for the first settler in Brazos County and includes the remains of the old, rock-lined water well. The Carter family grave sites ,are located a short distance from the park cnd will p ;'obably be relocated onto the park property due to future construction. This project has received the recommendation of both the Parks and RecreatioI Board and the City Co.ncii and is supported by the Brazos County Historical Commission. Partial funding for the project will be provided through 1984 Bond Funds with the remainder coming from local donations. I am enclosing a cope of the Glenhaven Estates Subdivision plat, a brochure about Richard Carter, and a copy of a research study dole by Shawn B. Carlson last year. If additional information is needed, please feel free to contact me at your convenience. Sincerely, Ste en C. Beachy Director, Parks and Recreation Department SCB,'mt cc: Barbara Vance Dr. Henry Dethloff, Projects Committee �, • • ♦�I City of College Station POST OFFICE. BOX 9960 1 101 TEXAS V XAS A ENUE \ / COLLEGE STATION, 1 EXAS 77840 2499 February 7, 1985 MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Andrew Czimskey, Assistant Directo YII Parks and Recreation Department SUBJECT: Richard Carter Park The Parks and Recreation Department is beginning the planning process for Richard Carter Park located in the Glenhaven subdivision at the corner of Brazoswood Drive and the East Bypass Frontage Road. The planning process, outlined in the attached project schedule, begins with the establishment of a program defining the design elements to be in- cluded in the development of the new park. Richard Carter Park has been designated as an official Texas Sesquicen- tennial Project for College Station. Funding has already been appro- priated for an artist -in- residence to design a sculpture to be placed on the site. The official dedication of the Park Site is scheduled for March 2, 1986. 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Discovery Garden IZ a. Drinking fountains 13 b. Waste receptacles c. Decorative fencing frd. Seating 4 it( Title: _RICHARLEEIERTABILDEVELO. PFENT PROJECT Project No.: G-81 -81-0 :84D . SCHEDULE 'get: om _ Acct. No.: 84 CA-P. 1 A. PROPOSED PROGRAM by AC 1. Completion Date 1 2_1 -85 1 B. STAFF REVIEWS 1. Department ( 2 -6 -85 2. City 11111A 1 2 A. PROGRAM REVIEW Public Iharing /Review of Proposed Program 1. Committee Review... ( TRA 1 2. Park Board 1 7 -I2 -RS 1 3. Council 1 7- 14-R5 I . 3 A. FINAL PROGRAM by AC /Staff B. DESIGN CONCEPTS by AC /Staff 1. Completion Date 11151141111111 4 A. CONCEPTS REVIEW Public hearing /Review of Design Concepts 1. Committee 1 TRA 1 41.1110 2. . Park Board 1 i -17 -RS 1 3. Council.... 1 3 -14 -85 1 5 A. PRELIMINARY DESIGN b AC /Staff B. PLANS COMPLETE 1. Complete 1 4-5 -85 IA. FINAL PLAN REVIEW Council Review /Approval of Design . 1. Park Board 1116 2. Council 1 4 -11 -85 1 I 7 A. WORKING DRAWINGS bY AC /Staff B. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS by AC /Staff 1. Completion Date 1 5 -24 -85 1 8 I A. BID PROJECT by AC 1. Bid Advertisement 1 6-3 -$5 2. Bid Opening 1 6-18-85 1 3. Bid Awarded 1 6L2/ -8) 1 I C.„' - . A . CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION h Y A • • 1. Authorize-;Construction 1 NIA 1 2. Complete Construction 11/1110 :} City a College Station - Parks and Recreation Department 0233 f , N 0 A HISTCRY OF RICHARD CARTER, COILEGE STATION'S EARLIEST SETTLER , by (ire ' V �— �,4 -4 . de Shawn B, na th Carlson 1 14 I! , • May 2, 1983 (re Archaeological Research Laboratory Texas A & M University College Station, Texas 1 . , Richard Carter (1789 - 1863), son of Joseph Carter and Nancy Menefee of Virginia', may have been a constituent of the "Alabama Settlement " which migrated from Virginia to Tennessee, Alabama, and finally East Texas during the'latter part of the 18th century and the first quarter of the 19th century. Carter, and his wife, Elizabeth, were married in 1811 in Knoxville, Tennessee and later moved to Morgan County, Alabama On 30 April 1831, Richard Carter received a grant for one league and one labor of land within the Stephen F. Austin colony in Brazos County • The first reference to Carter's presence in Texas comes from an 1878 interview with his daughter, Evaline Burton. According to the author, Burton claimed "that from the arrival of their family in 1831, until the following July, she never saw a white woman, or had any association with women other than those of her own family, and squaws, and that during this time their family lived exclusively on wild meats and honey, with butter and cheese, etc., without any bread, except that made out of turkey breasts " Another early i Brazos County settler, Harvey Mitchell, described the Carter Creek bottom as, "an unbroken canebrake, infested with bear, panthers, wild cats, and other enemies of hogs and cattle, as well as of men... Ire a separate account, Mitchell says, "This family remained at this home completely isolated from the world and all social intercourse except with friendly Indians till 1835, their nearest and only white neighbors being the Millicans and Woottons.... These were the only white people that had settled in this territory previous to the 'Runaway Scrape' in 1836... " Carter apparently moved, sometime after 1835, to a place called "Tinninville ", .,, ' located north of the San Antonio Road at the Na River in Robertson County-. i 2 He .s listed in the first tax rolls of Robertson County (1838) as on 147E acres � a- paying taxes 1 0, originally granted to Jeremiah Tinnan in 183511. i, Mitchell, he boarded with the Carter's at Tinninvill e during 1839 and 1840 He later visited their home, again on Carter Creek in Brazos County, during 41. At that time, the Carter's were living in a one room to cabin and stockraising was widespread locally. g Carter's rl:1111: proximity to Boonville, which was established as the county seat in 1841, influenced his involvement in count S affairs. Richard Carter, along with John H. Jones and Hiram Hanover served as the first Commissioners in 1841, Board of and were appointed to survey the town of Boonville �. and auction off the lots • Carter's son, Wiley, served at the first I meeting of the grand jury in Beunville14 In 1848 Carter served zya;, as a commissioner, while his son-in-law, Wilson Reed, served in 1852 and 185 a s a comm;ssionerl5 His other son -in -law, Samuel served rve R 16 d as county treasurer in 1.5C in 1842, Carter began dividing up his original g nal grant of land among his family]. During the month of October, coer, 1840 ,Carter deeded 500 acres of his original grant to his son Wiley, 120 acres to Wilson Reed, 976 acres I cres to Samuel 1 Burton, and a gift of 300 acres to his daughter, Mar f y Ann Reed (wife of Wilson. By the end of the Texas Republic Period, Richard ) Carter had succeeded in increasing the value of his real and personal property from His gains were a $1300 to 55800. Pparently made through stockraisin and slave own g g ershi p 18 During the period of early statehood and P Civil War growth, Carter 1 re- consistently added to his wealth through the accumulation of cattl and slaves He was listed as a farmer in the 1850 U.S. e, horses, I! 350 cattle, 5 horses, and However, 5 slaves. Census and owned only three other Brazos County 3 residents owned more cattle than Carter By 1860, Carter had a he rd of cattle and was among the top 0 1000 9 P cotton and corn producers in the county Carter maintained his herd with a force of 22 slaves and 31 horses, making him one of the wealthiest land owners and slave owners in the county From 1846 to 1860, Carter's estate increased in value from $5800 to $30,000 This was in part due to an increase in the value of land and cattle. Also, increased production of corn and cotton was possible through an expanded number of improved acres However, the most significant factor . accounting for his prosperity over the years, was the value of slaves. Half of his taxable property was based upon slave ownership - -each slave averaging $800 in 1860. Richard Carter died in 1063 at the age of 74L Apparently Carter had no inclination that emancipation would be proclaimed within the lifetime of his family. Upon the death of his wife Elizabeth,' who died in 1376 he requested that his property, including his two slave families, be divided an ng his children and grandchildren I Through the war years, Carter's estate climbed to an unprecedented $44,000 But after the 1865 taxes were assessed, the value of the Carter family estate had piummetted to $9800- -which still left them within the upper economic bracket of Brazos County. In spite of the loss of 3/4 of their accumulated wealth, Elizabeth Carter was the second largest cattle owner in the county in 1865, and, economically, remained within the top 2% of the county. During the years of reconstruction following the war, Elizabeth Carter's finances were relatively ,grim compared to the pre-war years From 1865 until her death in 1 &76, her property dwindled in value until it reached ppri.1111111=1■ 4 a low of $3400 right before her death. -- The cstate left by Elizabeth Carter in 1877 had little comparison to the estate left by Richard Carter in 1863 The final estate consisted of 2342 acres in the Richard Carter Headright in Brazos County, plus 676 acres in McLennan County, and $4100. Carter's granddaughter, Geraldine Kelly , (nee Reed), inherited the tract of land where the former Carter homesite is located. It remained in the family until 1903 when it was sold by Carter's daughter, Evaline Burton, to H.P. Dansby It is believed that the land was used only for grazing livestock since that time. 0 , • _. 0 . 5 The homesite of Richard Carter is being submitted for commemoration under three marker categories: archeological site, cemetery, and historic person. Archeological Site: The Richard Carter Site has been recorded with the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory as 41BZ74 and represents a continuous historic occupation from ca.1831 -1877. Archeological excavations suggest that there was no prior occupation at this site and little evidence of occupation after 1900. Though the site has been disturbed to some extent by dirt bikes and 4 -wheel drives, there seems to be no intrusive material remains. The homesite is located on a hillcrest adjacent to a massive stone fired well, reportedly 90 feet in depth. The graves of Richard Carter and his wife Elizabeth are a short distance downslope from the homesite and within the forest's edge. The site is located in College Station approximately one -half m;le north of Hwy 30 and approximately 1 mile west of the west frontage road paralleling Hwy 6 Bypass (UTM Zone 14, Easting 758000, Northing 3392040). The site is currently owned by Brazosland Realty of College Station, The Richard Carter Site is significant locally because it represents the homesite of College Station's earliest settler. The Richard Carter Headright today encompasses most of the city. It is also significant on a county level because it reflects the lifestyle of one of Brazos County's wealthiest men during the nineteenth century. Carter was consistently among the largest property owners throughout his life in Brazos County. And the site is of state significance because its occupation spans the 6 periods of Texas under Mexican rule, Texas as a Republic, Texas statehood, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Few other single component sites provide archeological data spanning these major political periods in Texas' history. Archeological and historical investigations were carried out by Texas A & M University in the late summer and fall of 1982. The cultural 'remains recovered from those investigations have been curated and stored at the Archeological Research Laboratory, Texas A & M University, College Station. Cemetery: The Carter family cemetery is located 150m north of the homesite. To date, archeological excavations have only located two iron footings for the cemetery fence. Vandalism in the 1960's resulted in both the fence and headstones being removed and destroyed. The graves of Richard (d. 1863) and 4 60 ' Elizabeth (d.1876) Carter reportedly were within the fenced enclosure with slave graves outside the fence. The number of slave graves is unknown at this time. The cemetery is also owned by Brazosiand Realty. The cemetery is not in current use, is not maintained, and is not observable except through excavation. Historic Person: Richard Carter (1789 -1863) was born in Virginia and died in Brazos County, Texas. While Carter's contributions to society may not be significant on a national or state level, his achievements are relative to the Texas frontier he penetrated in 1831 and may be representative of the hundreds of pioneers who flocked to Texas with the Stephen Austin Colony during those early years of settlement. 7 (mr. Richard Carter (1789 -1863, b. Franklin County, Virginia) was the scn of Joseph Carter p e and Nancy Menefee of Virginia. In 1811, he and his wife, Elizabeth (1788 -1876, b. Shenandoah County, Virginia) were married in Knox- ville, Tennessee. Elizabeth bore him four children: Wiley (1813- 1850), Evaline (1816- 7), Mary Ann (1817 - 1857), and Elizabeth (birth and death dates • unknown). In 1820, the Carters moved to Decatur, Alabama. Carter's son, Wiley, married Harriet Reed (1820- 7), sister of Wilson Reed, and their children, all born in Texas, were: William J. (b.1838), Samuel Houston (b.1840), John C. (b.1843), Jesse Frank (b.1847), and Wiley S. (b.1849). Carter's daughter, Evaline, married Samuel Burton (b.1810, Kentucky), and their children were: William (b.1837, Mississippi), Elizabeth (b.1839, Texas), Mary (b.1841, Texas), and Wiley (b.i842, Texas). Carter's daughter, Mary Ann, married Wilson Reed (b.1811, Tennessee) and their children, all born in Texas, were: John (b.183 ?), Geraldine (b.i83), Richard (b.1841), Wiley (b.1843), William (b.1645), and Elizabeth (b.1849). Carter's last daughter, Elizabeth, apparently married a Mormon and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. No information could be found about her in any of the Texas records. Two of Carter's children, Wiley and Mary Ann, preceded him in death. His daughter, Evaline, eventually moved to McLennan County with her family. And, of course, his daughter, Elizabeth, had moved to Utah. The wealth and position of the Carter family was carried on through the Wilson Reed family. Wilson Reed had six children by Mary Ann Carter, and several more children by his second wife. Descendants of the Reed family currently live in Brazos County and College Station. L 8 Richard Carter served in the War of 1812 as a private in the Militia Infantry of East Tennessee Volunteers. His son, Wiley, has a long history of military service. He received a bounty warrant for 320 acres in Freestone County as a result of his service in the Texas War of Independence from 29 April to 27 July 1836. Wiley Carter also served with the Texas Rangers as a private under Captain J.D. Matthew from 8 March to 8 June 1839. Wiley Carter and Wilson Reed were both reported serving under Captain Benjamin Bryant in January 1839 when they pursued the Indians after the January 1 massacre at Morgan's Point, six miles above present -day Marlin in Falls County. Four of Wiley Carter's sons served in the Civil War. Jesse Frank Carter enlisted as a private with the 14th Brigade of the Confederate Army at Hunt City on 6 July 1861 under Captain Jackson Wilson. Samuel Houston Carter enlisted on 24 March in Belton and served as a 3rd corporal with the 7th Brigade, Allen's Regiment, under Captain H.M. Bouldin and was discharged 30 June 1862. William J. Carter enlisted at Belton on 15 January 1862 under Captain Milton W. Damron and served with Company D of the 18th Texas Ca dal ry, Darnell's Regiment. He was discharged twelve months later as a corporal. And Wiley H. Carter enlisted 8 September 1861 at Dallas for 11 months, 28 days. His commanding officer was Captain Jack Wharton and he served as a private with Company E, 6th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Stone's Regiment, 2nd Texas Cavalry). As mentioned earlier, Richard Carter was buried in a family cemetery adjacent to the homesite in College Station. Though headstones formerly marked the gravesite, vandals have since destroyed those markers. The grave of Carter has not yet been identified archeologically, but the footings for the iron fence which once enclosed the graves of Carter and his wife have r I ( been found. • FOOTNOTES 1. Letter from Duane Carter, descendant of Richard Carter, to Eleanor Nance, College Station, citing information from family Bible in his possession at Amherst, Texas, October 1982. 2. Freeman, Martha Doty and William B. Fawcett, Jr. The Antebellum Period in the Stephen F. Austin Colony: Historical and Archeological Research in the 'Palmetto Bend Reservoir Area, Jackson County, Texas. Texas Archeological Survey, Research Report No. 70, University of Texas at Austin, Palmetto Bend Reservoir Series, Vol. 5, 1980. 3. Marriage date of Richard and Elizabeth Carter, from Gene Carter, descendant of Richard Carter, Germantown, Tennessee, via Tony Desern, descendant of Mary Ann Carter Reed, College Station. 4. U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1830, Population Schedules of the Fifth Census of the United States (White and Free Colored Population). National Archives Microfilm Publications, Microcopy No. M -19, Roll 4, p. 213, no. 13, Alabama, Genealogical Room, Texas State Library, Austin. 5. Texas (Republic of) Government Land Office. An Abstract of the Original Titles of Record in the General Land Office. National Banner Office, Niles and Co., Printers, Houston, 1838. Reproduced - by the Pemberton Press, Austin, 1964. 6. Efron, Kate. Historical Sketch of Brazos County, Texas. In American Sketchbook 4(4): 237 -251, 1878. 7. Mitchell, Colonel Harvey. Colonel Harvey Mitchell's First, Last, and Only Bear Hunt. Photocopy, Harvey Mitchell Biographical File, Texas A & M University Archives, College Station. 8. Mitchell, Colonel Harvey. Untitled Manuscript. Photocopy, Harvey Mitchell Biographical File, Texas A & M University Archives, College Station. 9. Mitchell, Colonel Harvey. See no. 7. 10. Robertson County Tax Rolls, 1838 -1840. Microtext Department, Sterling Evans Library, Texas A & M University, College Station. 11. Texas Government Land Office. Abstract of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations to August 31, 1941. Volume 3, p. 851, Austin, 1941. 12. Mitchell, Colonel Harvey. See no. 7. 13. Nance, Joseph Milton. The Early History of Bryan and the Surrounding Area. Hood's Brigade -Bryan Centennial Committee, Bryan, 1962. r 9 • • PP17"w"---- 10 4610- 14. Mitchell, Colonel Harvey. "Colorful History of County and Five Courthouses." Taken from the Manuscript by Col. H. Mitchell, n.d. In Texas Records: Brazos River Valley (1787 - 1952), Vol. II, compiled by Mrs. Richard Ervin Callender La Villita Chapter, D.A.R. Genealogical Room, Texas State Library, Austin. 15. Marshall, Elmer Grady. The History of Brazos County, Texas. Unpublished Master's thesis, Texas A & M University, Sterling Evans Library, College Station, 1937: 226. 16. Marshall, Elmer Grady, 1937: 224. 17. Brazos County Deed Records, Book B., pp. 28, 33, 36, 43. Brazos County Courthouse, Bryan. 18. Robertson County Tax Rolls, 1838 -1840; Brazos County Tax Rolls 1842 -1845; Microtext Department, Sterling Evans Library, Texas A & M University, College Station. 19. Brazos County Tax Rolls, 1846 -1861. Microtext Department, Sterling Evans Library, Texas A & M University, College Station. 20. Brazos County Tax Rolls, 1850; U.S. Census, Agricultural Schedule, 1850; Microtext Department, Sterling Evans Library, Texas A & M University, College Station. 21. U.S. Census, Agricultural Schedule, 1860. Microtext Department, Sterling Evans Library, TExas A & M University, College Station. 22. Brazos County Tax Rolls, 1860. Microtext Department, Sterling Evans Library, Texas A & M University, College Station. 23. Brazos County Tax Rolls, 1846 - 1860. Microtext Department, Sterling Evans Library, Texas A & M University, College Station. 24. U.S. Census, Agricultural Schedule, 1860. Microtext Department, parr :2nt, Sterling Evans Library, Texas A & M University, College Station. 25. Brazos County Probate Records, Application for Probate, Vol. E, p. 380. Brazos County Courthouse, Bryan. 26. Brazos County Civil Minutes, Report of Commissioners and Decree Approving Same, Vol. F, p. 380. Brazos County Courthouse, Bryan. 27. Brazos County Probate Records, Will of Richard Carter, Vol. E, p. 313. Brazos County Courthouse, Bryan. 28. Brazos County Tax Rolls, 1861 -1865. Microtext Department, Sterling Evans Library, Texas A & M University, College Station. 11 29. Brazos County Tax Rolls, 1866 -1877. Microtext Department, Sterling Evans Library, Texas A & M University, College Station. 30. Brazos County Probate Records, Will of Richard Carter, Vol. E, p. 313. Brazos County Courthouse, Bryan. 31. Brazos County Deed Records, E. Burton to H.P. Dansby, Vol. 28, pp. 83 -84. Brazos County Courthouse, Bryan. 32. Information prepared by Eleanor Hanover Nance, College Station, on 10 -8 -80. 33. Texas Government Land Office. See no. 11, p. 406. 34. Texas Ranger Service Records, Section 1 - Rangers, 1830 -1846, Reel 8. Texas State Library, Archives, Austin. 35. Martin, Mrs. John T. and Mrs. Louis C. Hill, compilers. Milam County, Texas Records, Vol. 1. Waco, Texas 1965, p. 3. 36. Confederate Military Service Records, Reel 8; Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who served in Organizations from the State of Texas, Roll 6, Microcopy No. 227, Texas State Library, Archives, Austin. • • • L 0 .�� CURRICULUM VITAE ,r • SHAWN BONATH CARLSON Current Address: 2908 -D Prairie Flower Bryan, TX 77801 Phone: 713/ 779 -9586 Office Address: Archeological Research Laboratory Texas A & M University College Station, TX 77843 Phone: 713/ 845 -4044 PERSONAL DATA Birthplace: Slayton, Minnesota Birthdate: 7 October 1953 Marital Status: Married EDUCATION Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 3/71 - 12/72 Major: German and International Studies Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee 1/73 - 8/74 Major: Anthropology B.A. - 8/74 Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 9/74 - 6/76 Major: Anthropology -- Historical Archaeology M.S. - 12/76 ACADEMIC HONORS ISU General Scholarship--9/71 ''''` MSU B.A. cum laude - -8/74 FSU Graduate Assistantship - -1/75 FSU Graduate Assistantship - -3/76 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society of Professional Archaeologists Society for American Archaeology Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historic Sites Archaeology Southeastern Archaeological Conference Florida Anthropological Society Archeological Council i 'if .,fig:. - L. FIELD AND LABORATORY EXPERIENCE 6/73 - 9/73 Field School, Mississippi State University, Choctaw Indian burial ground excavations under direction of Richard Marshall. 1/75 - 4/75 Graduate Assistant, Florida State University, ceramic and shell tool analysis of Calusa Indian sites on Marco Island, Florida, under direction of W.A. Cockrell. 4/75 - 6/75 Field School, Florida State University, under direc- tion of Dr. Kathleen Deagan, in St. Augustine, Flor- ida. 1) full -scale excavations of a Spanish - Colonial domestic house site, the Geronimo de Hita site (SA -7 -4). 2) full -scale excavations of an 18th century Span- ish fort, the Fort Matanzas National Monument. 3) survey of the Guana Wildlife Refuge along the St. Johns River. 4) survey of an 18th century black fort - -Fort Mose. 6/75 - 7/75 Excavator, State of Florida, Division of Archives, History and Records Management, Tallahassee, Florida, salvage excavations of a Tequesta Indian village (,.._ along Arch Creek (8-Da-23) in North Miami, Florida, under the direction of Robert Carr. ' 8/75 - 10/75 Field Supervisor, City of Palatka, Florida clearance excavations of 19th century Bronson - Mulholland House and Grounds. • 4/76 - 6/76 Field Supervisor, Florida State University, under the direction of Dr. Kathleen Deagan, in St. Augustine, Florida. 1) full -scale excavations of an 18th century Span - ish- Colonial domestic house site, the Geronimo de Hita site (SA -7 -4). 2) full -scale excavations of a 17th century Spanish- Colonial house site, the Joseph de Leon site (SA- 26 -1). 3) survey btween Castillo de San Marcos and Mission of Nombre de Dios. 4) salvage excavations of 18th century lighthouse on Anastasia Island. 7/76 - 8/76 Principal Investigator, Kinston, North Carolina, clearance excavations of an 18th century house, Har- mony Hall. - 8/76 - 11/76 Principal Investigator, Warren County, North Caro - 4i,,,, ling, clearance excavations of an 18th century plan- tation, Buck Spring. • -3- 1/77 - 8/77 Park Technician (Archaeologist), Southeast Archeo- logical Center, Tallahassee, Florida, supervised Salvage excavations along the Natchez Trace Parkway, including two 18th century inns as well as several prehistoric sites. 8/77 - 10/77 Park Technician (Archaeologist), Southeast Archeo- logical Center, Tallahassee, Florida, supervised ex- cavations at the Grey Columns House, a 19th century plantation adjacent to Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama. 10/77 - 12/77 Assistant Field Supervisor, Florida State University contract, salvage excavations of a shell midden at Bay Pines Veteran's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. 1/78 - 2/79 Project Archaeologist, State of Florida, Division of Archives, History, and Records Management, Tallahas- see, Florida, six month excavation of Tequesta Indian village site at mouth of Miami River on Bis- cayne Bay (8- Da -11) followed by analysis and write- up in conjunction with Senior Site Archaeologist. 2/79 - 2/80 Promoted to Senior Site Archaeologist for duration of project. Consultant for interpretive displays. 2/80 - 6/81 Station Archeologist, Arkansas Archeological Survey, Old Davidsonville State Park, Pocahontas, Arkansas. Director of archival research, field investigations, field training program for Arkansas Archeological Society, analysis of field research, historicai,r. port, field report for Old Davidsonville, a frontier I town dating form 1815 -1830. 6/81 - 4/82 Assistant Director, Historic Sites'Division, Mid - western Archeological Research Center, Illinois State University, Normal. Responsibilities include proposal writing, supervision of fieldwork and docu- mentary research, writing research reports. MANUSCRIPTS 1975 Archaeological Investigation at the Bronson - Mulholland House, Palatka, Florida, September. On file, City of Palatka. 1976 An Evaluation of the Mean Ceramic Date Formula as Applied to South's Majolica Model. Master's thesis, on file, Florida State University Library, Tallahassee. -4- i 1977a Appendices to Natchez Trace Parkway report on file with the Southeast Archeological Center, Tallahassee, Florida.. The Approach to Mt. Locust: An Archeological Descrip- tion. The Gordon House: An Analysis of Structural Remains. French Dwelling Site (Mad15), Adams County, Mississippi. 1977b Preliminary Investigations at the Grey Columns House: A Mid- Nineteenth Century Plantation in Tuskegee, Alabama. On file, SEAC (Southeast Archeological Center), Tallahas- see, Florida. 1978a Archaeological Clearance Investigations at Harmony Hall, Kinston, North Carolina. State publication on file, De- partment of Cultural Resources, Archaeology Section, Raleigh, North Carolina. 1978b Buck Spring Plantation: Archaeology of an Old South Plan- tation in Warren County, North Carolina, State publication on file, Department of Cultural Resources, Archaeology Section, Raleigh, North Carolina. n.d. Archeological Investigations at the Granada Site (8Dall), Miami, Florida. Co- author of report in progress, manu- script "on file, Division of Archives, History, Records Management, Tallahassee, Florida. n.d. Davidsonville: A Frontier Town Defeated. Arkansas,-Arch- , ological Survey, Research Report No. . University of • Arkansas, Fayetteville. PUBLICATIONS • 1978 Interpretation and Evaluation of the Mean Ceramic Date Formula as applied to South's Majolica Model, Historical Archaeology Vol. 12. 1980 Archaeological Research Strategy for the Granada Site. Florida Anthropologist, Vol. 33, No. 1. 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M V• ? gpj u. � �4z tvk san of e.c.vJti;�, .00.4i6Amcs aoL..; e .0 , • bl, tic4o t tts1 llie oeble r- Richard Carter Cerenerty- }ust beyond dominik on 'driest bypass. :remnants of the well , site of house recalled by Dulaney. Z ulaney also recalls where andhoid many graves. Carter lived long;was probably bui_red about 1360. Land, formerly in Dansy Estate, now owned by Tenneco Realty, Houston. Contact dick 'ia.tson (through Don Dale if neconnar,'/ ) who used to be associai;e.+ with Tenneco. Wardell okayed usi.n,- maintainer to scrape grass and sod from nravcsite also use "bucket" to look down ;0 fleet above to see grave outlines. Only a few years ago there was a wrought iron fence and markers around the area. All suddenly .d.isappea.red. County records help establish original grant . Koehler believes Fats and Dominik families inherited the land directly and that :)omi7 ; k n.t least married Garters. Dulaney is key person. 1 11 1 1 1;) • C.. _)--% • ][ HILTON ■ J 1-----' ---)?, -'6 ' _ (.. ,_.___ iroLa . __ , - ....._ ,. ) -7-, ---",. - ti.; THE SHAMROCK HILTON a 713/668-9211 The Houston Hotel America Knows Best III Tenneco Realty 1100 %lam Building TENNECO, ATenneco Company PO. Box 2511 Houston, Texas 77001 (713) 757 -2131 c December 3, 1980 Mr. Jody. Bates, Director Arts Council of Brazos Valley 3232 Briarcrest Drive Bryan, Texas 77801 Dear Mr. Bates: In response to your letter of November 21, 1980, I am forwarding your letter to Mr. F. W. Bert Wheeler, Trustee, who is the legal owner of the property, for his comments. The delay in responding to your letter was due to my vacation. Very truly yours, ,-47ef/t447 / , Richard VanderDrift / RV /sw _ ITRI 1OIA 3/79 .,,- , ...di 06.• / • I• ' _ . 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Enpresario Austin for the contract of June 4, 18 in your presence with the greatest respect make known: That Town of San my station is that of a married man; that, with my family, Felipe Do Austin, I have entered this country for the purpose of acquiring November 15, 1832. lands to settle myself permanently; with which understand - To the agent ing and with previous approval of same Hon. Flapresario, I of Citizen have selected one league of land which is situated East of Enpresario the Brazos River, adjoining and southwest of the league of Stephen F. Austin land conceded to Richard Carter, and known as League No. 6 in order that he North of Navasota Creek. For which reason, I present my- may be pleased to self to you in order that you may be pleased to admit me report concerning and put me in possession of said league, it being under - this petition, stood that I offer to comply with the provisions of the adding whether law in the matter. Therefore, I beg you to be pleased to the land is do as I have requested, wherein I shall receive favor. vacant and out- Town of Austin, November 15, 1832. side of the ten littoral leagues. Mr. Commissioner: In obedience to your preceding decree, I must say Arcinio a that set forth by the petitioner is true; he is one of (rubric) the colonists introduced by Hon. Enpresario Austin, ho is a married man and a man of very good circumstances, great honesty and in ;try, and I consider him entitled to the 4111.„ favor which he solicits. Tho land is vacant and outsido of the ten littoral leagues. Town of Austin, November 16, 1832. Samuel M. Williams (rubric) In view of that set forth by Citizen Agent Samuel M. Williams in the foregoing report, I admit this petition in conformity with the law and I order that the land indi- cated be surveyed by Surveyor Horacio Chriesman so as to issue the corresponding'title to the interested party. Town of Austin, Nov. 17, 183 Migl. Arciniega (rubric) I, Citizen Miguel Arciniega, Commissioner appointed by the supreme Government of this State for the distribution and giving possession of lands and the issuing of titles to the new colonists in the colonization enterprise of Citi- zen Enpresario Stephen F. Austin outside of ten littoral leagues of the coast: WHEREAS, Joseph E. Scott has been received as a colo- nist in the colonization enterprise contracted for with • Government of The State of Coahuila and Texas by Empresario Stephon F. Austin on the 4th of June, 1825, as shown on folio 1939 of t' - is record book; and tho said Joseph E. Scott having proven that ho is a married man and finding in his person the requisites proscribed by the State Colo- nization Law of March 24, 1825; In conformity with said 2 law and the instruction which govern me, bearing gate of and with additional article of date of April 25, 1830, and in the namo of tho State, I concede to, confer upon and put the said Joseph E. Scott in real and personal possession of one league of land. Which land has been surveyed by Surveyor Horacio Chriesman, previously appointed for the pur- pose, under the following situatoion and boundaries: Situated east of the Braz ^s River and north of Navasota Creek and, according to tho plan numbered 6, and adjoining tho league of Richard Carter, Cranford Burnet, and Zeno Phillips, and BEGINNING the survey at the west corner of said Burnet's league, at a stake from which a white oak 18 inches in diameter bears South 55 East 5 varas distant and another 15 inches in diameter bears South 74 West 8 varas distant, a line was run North 45 West 5000 varas to the south corner of the league of Zeno Phillips at a stake from which a white oak 9 varas distant bears South 21i ''lest and another 15 varas distant bears North 18 West; THENCE North 45 East and following the southeast boundary line of said league of Philips 5000 varas to the west corner of the league of Richard Carter; THENCE South 45 East and following the southwest boundary line of said league of Carter 5000 varas to the south corner of same league which is also the north corner of said League No. 3 where there is a stake from which a black Jack 18 varas distant bears North 47 West and a red oak 12 varas distant bears South 72 East; THENCE South 45 West 5000 varas and following the boundary line of said League No. 3 of Crawford Burnet's to the PLACE OF BEGINNING and com- prising an area of one league of land. Three labors of said land belong to the class of arable land and twenty-three labors to that of pasture land. Which serves as classification for the THIRD SEAL: TWO REALS Established the State of Coahuila and Texas for the biennial torn of 1828 and 29, 30 & 31, 32 & 33 Williams (rubric) price which he must pay to the State for it in accordance with Article 22 said law, under penalties therein established; he being reminded that, within one year, he must erect permanent landmarks at every angle of the land and that he must settle and cultivate it in conformity with tho pro- visions of the law. Therefore, exorcising the power conceded to me by said law and consequent instructions, I issuo the present instrument and order that testimonie be takon of it and be delivered to the interested party so that he may possess and enjoy the benefit of the land; he, his children, heirs and successors or whoever, from him or from than, may have cause or right. Given in Town of San Felipe do Austin on the 22nd day of tho month of November, 1832, and signed by no with witnesses of assistance according to law. Migl. Arcinioga Of assistance, (rubric) Of Assistance, W. T. Lightfoot C. C. Givens • (rubric) (rubric) GENERAL LAND OFFICE Austin, Texas, Juno 11, 1923. I certify that the foregoing four pages contains a correct trans - lated copy of the original title to Joseph E. Scott existing in the Spanish Archives of this office. n u �.: clo of Coil €' t lion it •. f t? 1101 11,\:1s .fit'!. t'f February 4, 1986 Jim Stewart Acme Brick P.O. Box 141 Houston, Texas 77001 Dear Mr. Stewart: The city staff has informed me that your company intends to sell the city paving brick at a greatly reduced price for use in the Carter Park. This letter is to express my appreciation and thanks for this contribution of over $25,000.00 in savings to the city. I will ask the staff to extend to you an invitation for the official opening ceremonies so you can be thanked publically. • Since 19`, i - , / J -__.- -- Gary Hal r Mayo cc: Steve Beachyv King Cole L BI0 PROPOSAL Pursuant to the foregoing Instructions to Bidders, the undersigned Bidder hereby proposes to do all the work and furnish all necessary superintendence, labor, machinery, equipment, tools and materials, and whatever else may be necessary to complete all the work upon which he bids, as provided by the attached specification and shown on the Plans, and binds himself on accep- tance of his Proposal to execute a Contract and Bond, according to the accompanying forms, for performing and completing the said work within the time stated, and maintaining same as required by the detailed specifi- cations for the following prices, to wit: Item No. Item Description Bid in Figures 1. Richard Carter Interetive Center for Wood Arbors for the sum of Dollars $ WARRANTY DEED THE STATE OF TEXAS ) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: COUNTY OF BRAZOS That GRANTOR, BRAZOSLAND PROPERTIES, INC., a Texas Corporation, of the County of Brazos and State of Texas, for and in considera- tion of the sum of TEN AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($10.00), and other valuable consideration to the undersigned paid by the GRANTEE herein named, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, has GRANTED, SOLD AND CONVEYED, and by these presents does GRANT, SELL AND CONVEY unto the CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, a Texas Municipal Corporation, of the County of Brazos and State of Texas, all of the following described real property in Brazos County, Texas, to -wit: Being all of a 2.752 acre tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in the Richard Car- ter League, A -8, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, and being part of the 91.984 acre tract conveyed to Brazosland Properties, Inc., by F. W. "Bert" Wheeler, Trustee, in the Deed recorded in Volume 485, Page 499 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, and being more particularly de- scribed as follows: BEGINNING at a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod found marking the west corner of the 6.179 acre tract conveyed to the City of College Station by Brazosland Properties, Inc., in the Deed recorded in Volume 621, Page 289 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, said iron rod being located in the southeast right -of -way line of Brazoswood Drive; THENCE along the southwest lines of the 6.179 acre tract for the following calls: S 36 09' 17" E for a distance fo 101.38 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod found for angle point; S 45 38' 21" E for a distance of 303.61 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod found for corner, said iron rod marking the south corner of the said 6.179 acre tract; THENCE S 53 50' 43" W for a distance of 304.17 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod set for corner, said iron rod being located in the northeast right -of -way line of the proposed Glen - haven Drive; - 1 - 4110, THENCE along the proposed Glenhaven Drive for the following calls: N 45 38' 21" W for a distance of 104.89 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod set for the beginning point of a curve to the right having a radius of 1,597.35 feet and a central angle of 09 29' 04 "; Along the above - mentioned curve to the right for an arc distance of 264.42 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod set for point of tangency, the chord bears N 40 53'49" W a distance of 264.12 feet; N 36 09' 17" W for a distance of 9.17 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod set for the beginning point of a curve to the right having a radius of 25.00 feet and a central angle of 90 00' 00 "; Along the above - mentioned curve to the right for an arc distance of 39.28 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod set for corner, said iron rod marking the point of intersection of the northeast right- of -way line of Glenhaven Drive and the southeast right -of -way line of Brazoswood Drive, the chord bears N 08 50' 43" E a distance of 35.36 feet; THENCE N 53 50' 43" E along the southeast right -of -way line of Brazoswood Drive for a distance of 268.25 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING of the herein described tract, containing 2.752 acres of land, more or less. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described premises, together with all and singular, the rights and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging, unto the said GRANTEE, its successors and assigns forever; and it does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns, to WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND, all and singular, the said premises unto the said GRANTEE, its successors and assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof. EXECUTED this day of , A.D. 1986. BRAZOSLAND PROPERTIES, INC. BY: - 2 - MAILING ADDRESS OF GRANTEE: City of College Station P. 0. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77840 STATE OF TEXAS Corporate Acknowledgment COUNTY OF BRAZOS ) This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of , 1986, by , as of Brazosland Properties, Inc., a Texas Corporation, on behalf of said corporation. NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Texas Printed Name: My Comm. Exp. AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO: PREPARED IN THE LAW OFFICE OF: Office of the City Attorney Office of the City Attorney City of College Station City of College Station P. 0. Box 9960 P. O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77840 College Station, Texas 77840 - 3 - 1 WARRANTY DEED THE STATE OF TEXAS ) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: COUNTY OF BRAZOS That GRANTOR, the CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, a Texas Municipal Corporation, of the County of Brazos and State of Texas, for and in consideration of the sum of TEN AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($10.00), and other valuable consideration to the undersigned paid by the GRANTEE herein named, the receipt of which is hereby acknowl- edged, has GRANTED, SOLD AND CONVEYED, and by these presents does GRANT, SELL AND CONVEY unto BRAZOSLAND PROPERTIES, INC., a Texas corporation of the County of Brazos and State of Texas, all of the following described real property in Brazos County, Texas, to -wit: Being all of a 1.504 acres tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in the Richard Car- ter League, A -8, College Station, Brazos County, Texas and being part of the 6.179 acre tract conveyed to the City of College Station by Brazos- land Properties, Inc., in the Deed recorded in Volume 621, Page 289 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, same being part of the 91.984 acre tract conveyed to Brazosland Properties, Inc. by F. W. "Bert" Wheeler, Trustee, in the Deed record- ed in Volume 485, Page 499 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod found marking the east corner of the 6.179 acre tract, said iron rod being located in a northeast line of the 91.984 acre tract, same being a southwest right -of -way line of the State Highway No. 6 (East Bypass); THENCE along the southeast lines of the 6.179 acre tract for the following calls: S 53 50' 49" W for a distance of 113.81 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod found for angle point; S 44 21' 39" W for a distance of 338.25 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod found for corner, said iron rod marking the south corner of the said 6.179 acres tract; THENCE N 45 38' 21" W along the southwest line of the 6.179 acre tract for a distance of 178.01 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod set for corner; - 1 - THENCE N 53 50' 43" E across the 6.179 acre tract for a distance of 476.78 feet to a 1/2 -inch diameter iron rod set for corner, said iron rod being located in the northeast line of the 6.179 acre tract, same being a northeast line of the 91.984 acre tract, same being a southwest right - of -way line of the State Highway No. 6 (East Bypass); THENCE S 36 09' 02" E along the northeast line of the 6.179 acre tract, same being a north- east line of the 91.984 acre tract, same being a southwest right -of -way line of the State Highway No. 6 (East Bypass), for a distance of 119.84 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING of the herein described tract, containing 1.504 acres of land, more or less. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described premises, together with all and singular, the rights and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging unto the said GRANTEE, its successors and assigns forever; and it does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns to WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND, all and singular, the said premises unto the said GRANTEE, its successors and assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof. EXECUTED this day of , A.D. 1986. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION BY: Gary Halter, Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary MAILING ADDRESS OF GRANTEE: Brazosland Properties, Inc. 4103 Texas Avenue, Suite 212 Bryan, TX 77801 - 2 - STATE OF TEXAS Corporate Acknowledgment COUNTY OF BRAZOS ) This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of , 1986, Gary Halter as Mayor of the City of College Station, a Texas Municipal Corporation, on behalf of said corporation. NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Texas Printed Name: My Comm. Exp. 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