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Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), leader of 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of House for both Republic of Texas and state of Texas; Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian; John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at Battle of Palmito Ranch
On February 13, 1897, ten persons convened to discuss the creation of a nonprofit to promote Texas state history. [2] George Pierce Garrison, chair of the University of Texas history department, led the organizational meeting establishing the association on March 2, 1893. [3] The TSHA elected Oran Milo Roberts as its first president.
Mary Austin Holley (1784–1846) was an American historical writer best known as the author of the first known English-language history of Texas, Texas (1833), expanded in 1836 into History of Texas. [1] She was a cousin of Stephen F. Austin, who arranged for Holley to receive a land grant on Galveston Bay.
Spokeo used Social Security Administration data to find the most unique baby names in every state as of 2023. Unique names in this analysis are those where the state represents a higher share of ...
These are lists of U.S. county name etymologies.Many U.S. states have counties named after U.S. presidents such as Washington, Madison, Polk, Jefferson, etc. Counties are also commonly named after famous individuals, local Native American tribes once in the area (Washoe County, Nevada), cities located within the county, and land or water features (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, meaning "Fat Hill ...
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