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[News Clip: The man who killed a town]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about Colonel William G. Butler who sought economic revenge on the town of Helena, Texas for the 1884 murder of his son. Butler sold his land to a railroad company with the stipulation that the railroad bypass Helena. This story includes footage of the abandoned town.
Date: June 12, 1964
Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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