The Texas and Liberty Lone Star Flag texas-oil-and-gas-collection

The Texas and Liberty Lone Star Flag texas-oil-and-gas-collectionA proudly independent streak has been a cornerstone of the Lone Star spirit from the very beginning. The first settlers were drawn to Texas by the opportunity of an unfettered life in an agriculturally rich land with a very pleasant climate. The early Texans lived under the Mexican Constitution which was quite similar to the United States Constitution. When the central government of Mexico began its imperial over reach at the hands of the dictator

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On December 10th

On the Santa Gertrudis River "King's Ranch" is recorded

Emory's rare map

What do you think of a flag with a white ground

There was also an important political perspective

The battle that followed was brief

Galveston has a rich history and can trace its importance back to the earliest days of Europeans in Texas

It is believed that this is one of the flags flown at the Alamo

and in the lands to the north

organized groups of volunteers were sent from communities in Kentucky

Various Indian tribes are noted especially across the vast western stretches of Texas