Original Texas Land Grant Signed by Governor Sul Ross, circa 1888 historic-texas-map-prints an early network of trails

an early network of trails and trade routes developed by Native Americans and Spanish Explorers is marked running through San Antonio de Bexar and Fort Alamo – connecting Texas to Mexico and Louisiana

An attempt to solve the pressing need for rapid transportation of mail – and the hardiest of travelers – resulted in organization of the Butterfield Stage Line

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The owner would clip one of the accompanying coupons every six months and would be paid $20 interest in gold coins by his or her bank

It stirs the soul with its call to stand for principle

Original Texas Land Grant Signed by Governor Sul Ross, circa 1888 historic-texas-map-prints an early network of trailsThis is a unique Original Texas Land Grant for 928 acres on San Francisco Creek, a tributary of the Rio Grande, in what was then Buchel County. The land was granted to E. L. Gage, a graduate of Dartmouth College, who hailed from Vermont. Edward moved to Texas where he established large ranches and began accumulating land for the railroad that was to be built through Marathon. Edwards younger brother Alfred was lured to Texas by the glowing letters