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Lone Star Junction: Money of the Republic of Texas
Information about the currency that was used by the Republic of Texas, and the difficulties encountered with it.
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Lone Star Junction: Presidents of the Republic of Texas (And Their Cabinets)
Portraits of the presidents of the Republic of Texas, with the names of their cabinet appointees.
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Lone Star Junction: The Constitution of Texas
A brief history of the Texas Constitution that exists today. Includes a link to the full document.
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Lone Star Junction: Crash at Crush 1896
Describes a publicity stunt at Crush, Texas in 1896, that was put on by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company. Two locomotives were made to collide head-on before an audience of almost 50,000 people. The event took a bad turn...
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Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Bird: Mockingbird
Some interesting facts about the mockingbird, which is the state bird of Texas.
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Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Flag
Some history and facts about the state flag of Texas.
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Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Flower: Bluebonnet
Some facts about the bluebonnet, which is the state flower of Texas.
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Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Gemstone: Blue Topaz
Some facts about blue topaz, which is the state gemstone of Texas.
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Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Seal (Obverse and Reverse)
Some history and facts about the state seal of Texas.
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Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Song: Texas, Our Texas
Some history and the lyrics of Texas, Our Texas, the official state song of Texas.
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Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Tree: Pecan
Some facts about the pecan tree, which is the state tree of Texas.
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Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Insect: Monarch Butterfly
Some facts about the monarch butterfly, which is the state insect of Texas.
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Lone Star Junction: James W. Fannin (1804 1836)
A brief biography of James W. Fannin that describes the role he played in the struggle for the independence of Texas, and his tragic end at Goliad in 1836.
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Lone Star Junction: Francis R. Lubbock (1815 1905)
A short biography of Francis Lubbock, who served a term as Governor of Texas, and later as State Treasurer.
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Lone Star Junction: Thomas Green (1814 1864)
A short biography of Thomas Green, who was active in politics and in the military in Texas.
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Lone Star Junction: The Battle of Galveston (1 January 1863)
Describes what took place at the Battle of Galveston on New Year's Day, 1863.
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Lone Star Junction: Scott Joplin (1868 1917)
A short profile of Scott Joplin, most famous for his ragtime music, who lived from 1868-1917.
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Lone Star Junction: Elisabet Ney (1833 1907)
A short biography of the Texas sculptor Elisabet Ney, who lived from 1833-1907.
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Lone Star Junction: Heroes of Texas Fiction
Describes the history of the radio, and then television show, called The Lone Ranger, one of the many heroes of Texas fiction. The second character described is Texas Jack, a dime novel character based on an actual person, who in real...
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Lone Star Junction: Early Texas Baseball
Some wonderful early history of baseball in Texas in the last half of the 19th century, where teams even traveled by stagecoach to get to a game. Describes the beginning stages of the Texas League, which still exists today.
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Lone Star Junction: Baseball Cards of Early Texas
Describes two of the earliest baseball card sets ever produced, and the associations to Texas that each had. These were issued in 1910.