Posted on 03/02/2005 4:40:06 PM PST by SwinneySwitch
I was shopping at the Target in Cinco Ranch tonight - heard a guy on one of the store two way radios tell another guy to "git 'er done"..........lol
I just love Larry the Cable Guy..........
Nine out of ten for me... Not bad considering I never took Texas History.
Ouch! Diet orange soda hurts going up the nose!
by 1876 Baylor University (chartered by the Republic of Texas February 1, 1845) was on it's fourth president
Uhhhh......does M. know about this?
Here's a little background on the preservation of that building where those 52 brave Texians huddled to write our Texas Constitution.
If you want to see more photos of the restoration, they are at the article linked below. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
The town of Washington-on-the-Brazos as it looked in the Nineteenth Century. The photograph was taken after a heavy snowstorm. The Houston Post, 28 April 1936.
Side view of the 1969 replica
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS IN TEXAS PRESERVATION: THE CASE OF WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS STATE HISTORICAL PARK http://www2.uah.es/histant/trujillo/wob/wob.htm
On March 2, 1836, the small and ramshackle town of Washington in Washington County entered history when fifty-two representatives of the largest settlements in Texas huddled inside an unfinished building on the banks of the Brazos River to declare independence from Mexico, write a new constitution which established the Republic of Texas, and organized an ad interim government. The delegates worked seventeen straight days and nights, and on March 17 they fled Mexico's advancing troops along with the local citizens. When independence was gained, various of those delegates lobbied to designate Washington as the permanent capital of the new nation. However, Texas government elected a town named Waterloo as the capital, later renamed Austin. When in 1842 Mexico again invaded the young republic, Texas President Sam Houston moved the capital back to Washington for security reasons. While the capital remained there, the settlement began to grow thanks to the thriving cotton trade that circulated along the Brazos River. It was a short-lived prosperity, though: in 1845 the seat of government was moved back to Austin; in 1858 the town received a mortal blow when the railroad bypassed it; and the Civil War finally sealed its fate. By the end of the nineteenth century Washington was little more than a ghost town, and today's community is only composed of a handful of houses. Despite its slight importance, Texans have always regarded this place as one of the "cradles" of their independence. Hence, it is not surprising that when the historic preservation movement began in Texas, Washington-on-the-Brazos was one of the first places considered deserving of protection. (1)
The origins of historic preservation in the U.S. can be dated back to the 1850s, when groups New England citizens began saving historic homes because of their association with early American patriots. Their intention was to use the structures to instill patriotism in the people and teach national history, especially to America's youth. New Englanders' ideas and behavior influenced the entire nation, including Texans, who in the 1880s began to get together to preserve their own historic sites. Organizations such as the Alamo Monumental Society, Texas Veterans Association, and Daughters of the Republic of Texas, led by charismatic preservationists such as Adina De Zavala and Clara Driscoll, appeared at the end of the century to salvage the two historic sites most linked with the patriotic history of Texas: the Alamo and the San Jacinto battlefield. (2)
Since Washington-on-the-Brazos (as the town is known today) had been the site where the Texas Declaration of Independence had been signed, it seemed logical that Texas citizens should be interested in preserving this place as well. Yet, it was not as attractive as the Alamo and San Jacinto for two reasons. First, Washington-on-the-Brazos was little more than a few ruined houses far from major towns and roads, whereas the Alamo was located in downtown San Antonio and San Jacinto battlefield was close from Houston. Second, the event that took place there (the signing of the declaration of independence) was less related to a concrete physical place, and the document was not in Washington but stored in the State Archives at Austin. Consequently, only the locales regarded the town site as a place worthy of preservation.
The first step towards the recognition of Washington as a historic place was taken, not surprisingly, by a local educator--E. W. Tarrant, superintendent of Brenham Public Schools. (Continued at website linked above)
I think he suspects...........
Not looking, there are my answers
Good grief.
ouch, only 70% ... need to study.
maybe so, but 'twasn't a public institution.
Tell him if he needs someone to talk to........
Texas history is my favorite subject, and looking at where it happened brings it to life.
Now I can go to bed.
Hey Mister, just because you are going to physical therapy right now does not mean you are a therapist.......... ! lol
Happy Birthday, Tex! Sleep tight. :-)
What happened?
Tons of Yankees moved down to find jobs.
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