Original Map of the State of Texas handcrafted-texas-flags As the document was signed

As the document was signed

writing a new constitution and electing the first leaders

In 1926 it was donated to the people of Bennington by the last Fillmore family owner

the territories of various Indian tribes are noted

Ships were sailing from – and in between – various Texas ports connected to New Orleans and then onwards to the east coast

Original Map of the State of Texas handcrafted-texas-flags As the document was signedAn attempt to solve the pressing need for rapid transportation of mail and the hardiest of travelers resulted in organization of the Butterfield Stage Line, which began operation in September of 1858 with an annual subsidy of one million dollars from the federal government. The service ran two times a week, with stops at stations every 20 miles. The trip covered the 2,795 miles from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean in 25 days 8 or 9 of which