Medina County

by Priscilla DaCamara Hancock

Book Overview

Medina County was founded in 1848 by settlers from Europe and the eastern United States. At the time, Native Americans still lived on that land, which they called "Comancheria." Full of hope for a better life, settlers tamed an unfamiliar landscape that was filled with prickly pear cactus, rattlesnakes, coyotes, mountain lions, bison, armadillos, pecans, persimmons, and mustang grapes. The first settlements in Medina County were Castroville, Quihi,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738579890
• ISBN13: 9780738579894
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"