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| It's actually not a mill. The wind-energy was used to power a water pump |
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| Erstwhile Barker General Store and Post Office seen across the fields |
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| Gate at Marks LH7 Ranch (also written as _H7 to render the shape of the brand mark more accurately) with church and farm buildings in back behind. Although the original meaning has fallen into disuse, brands were used to mark ownership of cattle to allow for easier identification in the event of cattle theft, and thus deter it. |
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| Texas Historical Commission marker and interpretive poster at site of former LH7 Ranch at Barker Reservoir located a bit South of Katy Freeway off stretch of Barker-Clodine Road (now a cul de sac because the section running down to Westheimer Parkway is closed to motor traffic.) |
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| Annotated aerial view of _H7 Ranch Buildings with historical photographs of rancher and longhorn cattle |
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