#photography #history #graves #farms #landgrants #landscape The gravesite is for John Elgin who fought in our Revolutionary War. He is interred in the Cemetery in Gastown, PA. For his service John may have been granted 100 acres of land like is on the right. He would have to clear it of trees.🙏🌳

This is the first time we've seen this 1963 #history of #Maugerville. Compiled by #LouiseHill, it has plenty of #B&W #photos and a #foldout #map of the original #landgrants! www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1745... #Booksky #scarce #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #SunburyCounty

Except for you know the #Alamo

#Immigrants? No way!

Stephen F. Austin, helped to facilitate the arrival of #immigrants to #Texas by ways of #colonies and #landgrants. Many of these #colonists, along with the native population, enjoyed a semi-autonomous way of life…

"Articles VIII and IX ensured the safety of existing property rights of #MexicanCitizens living in the transferred territories. Despite assurances to the contrary, #LandGrants by the Mexican government to its citizens were often not honored by the United States"

This is the first time we've seen this 1963 #history of #Maugerville. Compiled by #LouiseHill, it has plenty of #B&W #photos and a #foldout #map of the original #landgrants! $40. #scarce #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SunburyCounty