BUCHANAN COUNTY
BUCHANAN COUNTY. Buchanan County, established in 1858, was named for President James Buchanan. In 1861 the name was changed to Stephens County.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Hans Peter Nielsen Gammel, comp., Laws of Texas, 1822–1897 (10 vols., Austin: Gammel, 1898).
Citation
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.
Seymour V. Connor, "BUCHANAN COUNTY," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcb91), accessed May 23, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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