Original Texas Land Grant Signed by Governor Sul Ross, circa 1888 exclusive

Original Texas Land Grant Signed by Governor Sul Ross, circa 1888 exclusiveThis is a unique Original Texas Land Grant for 928 acres on San Francisco Creek, a tributary of the Rio Grande, in what was then Buchel County. The land was granted to E. L. Gage, a graduate of Dartmouth College, who hailed from Vermont. Edward moved to Texas where he established large ranches and began accumulating land for the railroad that was to be built through Marathon. Edwards younger brother Alfred was lured to Texas by the glowing letters

a tributary of the Rio Grande

Oil derricks on this map mark the location of wildcat wells across the state

On March 3rd

which saw first hand the dynamic political life in the United States

stands resolute at the center - a sentinel of liberty rooted in the rugged soil of early American resolve

Central Texas and Northwestern

The solid black lines represent proposed or under construction tracks

In response

Their traditions

27 by 36 inches framed

Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Many joined the fight for freedom and individual liberties proposed by the Republic of Texas