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| | Blanco Links - Blanco County History |
 | | By election, the county seat is to be located at Blanco, within 5 miles of the center of the county and a tract of 120 acres was donated by the Pittsburg Company for this town, which was named Blanco, as per act of Legislature. |
 | | Sam Hinds, a freedman, buys a house and lot in Pittsburg -- the first freedman to acquire real estate in the county. |
 | | Tom Johnson, who with his brother Sam had driven 7000 head of cattle to Kansas the year before, come home with $100,000 and begin to pay for cattle already driven and to buy for the year's drive. |
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