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Early Texas Land Grants texas-oil-and-gas-collection27 by 36 inches framed. This map of the earliest settlements in Texas was issued in 1836, the first year of Texas' Independence. Drawn by E. F. Lee and published as part of David B. Edward's The History of Texas, or the Emigrant's Farmer's and Politician's Guide, the map contains excellent detail of the first land grants. To encourage development, the Mexican government licensed promoters, called empresarios, to attract settlers to Texas. Each

The streetcar companies faced several difficulties like the catastrophic failure of the Austin Dam in 1900 which left the city without power and temporarily required the service of mules to pull trolleys once again

a claim established by the treaty signed by Santa Anna after his defeat at the battle of San Jacinto

Like many of our nation's leaders

Several other railroads providing service throughout Texas merged with the H & TC including the Austin and Northwestern

In the lower left is a majestic engraving of "The New Capitol of Texas" which had been opened to the public only a month before this map was published

Construction was slow

For the colonists

Austin is listed with a population of 200 and Houston a mere 4

Placement of the stars on the blue canton was only standardized by President Taft’s executive order of 1912

The elite Texas Rangers are divided in 6 companies A through F protecting the various counties across Texas

The Famed TEXIAN LOAN

to be as follows - “Beginning at the mouth of the Rio Grande