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Flemming's map, high detailed from the days when Texas reached into what is now Colorado and New Mexico before its boundaries were redrawn in the Compromise of 1850, is considered an historic prize.
Republic of Texas representative D.A. West, of Victoria, left, talks with Alice Kneip, of Kerrville, during a break in the monthly meeting of the Republic of Texas government at the Silver Eagle ...
That the Republic of Texas Legation in Washington has disappeared from the map may come as a shock to Texas’ famously proud citizenry. By Tom Benning Aug. 28, 2018 ...
A 3D map of Texas topography in 1845 is making the rounds on Reddit. Here's how much it costs. By Scott Huddleston , Staff Writer Updated March 23, 2023 8:18 a.m.
The textbook describes how rapidly Texas’s population grew in the 1840s, but this 7,000 figure doesn’t include slaves. According to historical records, there were roughly 5,000 slaves in Texas ...
AUSTIN — After 173 years, a historic Texas map has come into official hands. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has announced that an 1844 map of the Republic of Texas by noted early-day ...
But the Texas Congress’s reach exceeded its grasp. The fledgling republic’s coffers were barren, and its population was only around 50,000.
The Gaines-Oliphint House is on the Texas-Louisiana border east of the Milam community in Sabine County. The house, built by James Taylor Gaines, is one of the oldest log homes in Texas. Gaines ...
Flemming's map, detailed from the days when Texas reached into what now is Colorado and New Mexico before its boundaries were redrawn in the Compromise of 1850, is considered a historic prize.