Texas Capitol and XIT Ranch historic-texas-map-prints

Texas Capitol and XIT Ranch historic-texas-map-printsTo finance the construction of a grand State Capitol, the Texas Legislature appropriated 3,000,000 acres in the panhandle. This became the XIT ranch the largest fenced ranch, and one of the most famous, in the world. X was for the Roman numeral ten, since the land was spread across ten counties In Texas. The ranch was operated by a group of wealthy English investors known as the Capitol Freehold Land & Investment Company. This selection is an exact

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In 1835 the commander of the Mexican garrison at San Antonio sent a few men to Gonzales to recover a cannon that had been loaned to the town to fight off occasional Indian attacks

making impassioned speeches along the way to solicit recruits and supplies to support the cause of Texas Independence

well wooded and with a fair proportion of water" in a now obvious attempt to lure settlers to the remote region

where it has been held since 1836

The blue lone star flag was unfurled at Velasco on January 8

the provisional government authorized the first official

This rare English map Texas

Of course no list will ever be complete

who was later appointed as the first Senior Captain and as Commodore of the Texas Navy

and then marched towards San Felipe

From Fort Belknap