Gazetteer of the US 1854 BOWIE, a county forming the N. E. extremity of Texas, and bordering on Arkansas, contains 960 square miles. The Red river bounds it on the N., and the Sulphur fork of Red river on the S. A large part of the surface is covered with timber. The soil is very good and adapted to cotton, grain, and pasture. Many horses and cattle are reared here and exported to New Orleans. In 1850 the county produced 1113 bales of cotton; 93,110 bushels of corn, and 44,355 of sweet potatoes. It contained 1 newspaper establishment. Steamboats navigate the Red river above and below Bowie county. Capital, Boston. Population, 2912, of whom 1271 were free, and 1641, slaves. Named in honor of James Bowie, who fell at Fort Alamo, inventor of the weapon which bears his name. BOSTON, a thriving post-village, capital of Bowie county, Texas, 350 miles N. E. from Austin City, and about 12 miles S. from Red river, which, in this part of its course, is a large navigable stream, flowing through a rich farming region. DE KALB, a post-village of Bowie county, Texas, 14 miles N. W. from Boston, the county seat, and 29 miles E. from Clarksville, contains 3 or 4 families. MILL CREEK, a post-office of Bowie co., Tex. MOORE'S, a post-office of Bowie co., Texas. MYRTLE SPRINGS, a post-office of Bowie co., Texas. SPANISH BLUFFS, a small village of Bowie county, Texas, on Red river, about 12 miles N. from Boston, has a landing for steamboats. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================