There are 600 voters in this county, and immigration is rolling in like a flood-tide in a northern. Through truss bridge over Hickory Creek on Old Alton Road in Denton Location Denton, Denton County, Texas Status Open to pedestrians only History Built 1884 by the King Iron and Bridge Co.; later bypassed Builder - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio Design Pratt through truss Dimensions Length of largest span: 107.9 ft. Total length: 145.0 ft. Old Alton Bridge, also known as Goatman's Bridge, is a historic iron truss bridge connecting the Texas cities of Denton and Copper Canyon.Built in 1884 by the King Iron Bridge Manufacturing Company, it originally carried horses and later automobiles over Hickory Creek at a location that once was a popular ford for crossing cattle.
Denton County History 1922. Pilot Point is located on the Charles Smith Survey and Pilot Knob is located on the J. S. Taft Survey, as shown on map.
According to the Denton County Historical Commission, “Ellen Dougherty Shaeffer stated 4/27/94 that Daniel Boone Daugherty deeded Old Alton Cemetery to people of Denton in 1907 or 1909 and filed 1923 (Deed). Old Alton Bridge is a reminder that Denton was once part of the old Chisholm Trail and its colorful cattle drive history. Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Denton County, Texas. The Finance Department of the City of Alton is committed to providing timely, accurate and complete financial information to the City Commission, other departments, and the community in general; to safeguard the financial resources of the City; and to comply with all pertinent Federal, State, and local regulations. In the 1870s this historic iron bridge over Hickory Creek was the site of the shoot out between the Sam Bass gang and the Texas Ranger patrol. – Braman’s information about Texas, 1858. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch). Gordon Fry has original deed. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 953 square miles (2,470 km 2), of which 878 square miles (2,270 km 2) is land and 75 square miles (190 km 2) (7.8%) is water.
Denton is the name of the county-seat, which is situate [sic] six miles west of Alton, the former county town ; it is a delightful place, located in a neck of prairie, connecting with the Grand Prairie. Through truss bridge over Hickory Creek on Old Alton Road in Denton Location Denton, Denton County, Texas Status Open to pedestrians only History Built 1884 by the King Iron and Bridge Co.; later bypassed Builder - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio Design Pratt through truss Dimensions Length of largest span: 107.9 ft. Total length: 145.0 ft.
However, water shortages forced politicians to move two years later, in 1848.
During that time the small township was a stop on the San Benito and Rio Grande Valley Railway also called The Spider Web Railroad. It is drained by two forks of the Trinity River. Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Denton County, Texas. Scale ca. Denton, Texas - Fort Worth, Texas - Lewisville, Texas - Tarrant County, Texas - Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex - Little Elm, Texas - Peter's Colony - Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square - John B. Denton - Lewisville Lake - Dallas County, Texas - Wise County, Texas - Old Alton Bridge - Cooke County, Texas - 1964 United States presidential election in Texas - Cross Timbers - 2012 United … The location is just south of what had been the community of Alton (formerly a county seat of Denton County) which had already faded into nothing by the time the bridge was built. Find nearby land, ranches, & farms for sale. Denton County was established by the Texas legislature on April 11, 1846, shortly after Texas abandoned its dream of being a Republic and joined the United States. Denton County is located in the northern part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, approximately 35 miles south of the border between Texas and Oklahoma. The Old Alton Bridge in Argyle, Texas was built in 1884 by King Iron and Bridge Co and was eventually bypassed when the Old Alton Road was widened. Denton, Texas - Fort Worth, Texas - Lewisville, Texas - Tarrant County, Texas - Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex - Little Elm, Texas - Peter's Colony - Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square - John B. Denton - Lewisville Lake - Dallas County, Texas - Wise County, Texas - Old Alton Bridge - Cooke County, Texas - 1964 United States presidential election in Texas - Cross Timbers - 2012 United …