Flag of the New Orleans Grays Frame Size:Full-scale Size (45"x31")

Flag of the New Orleans Grays Frame Size:Full-scale Size (45"x31")Groups of volunteers were organized throughout America to join the Texans in their fight for liberty. One of the first was a group that left New Orleans by steamboat, sailing up the Mississippi and Red rivers to Natchitoches, Louisiana, and then marched towards San Felipe. As they crossed the Sabine river and entered Texas, a group of appreciative settlers made this flag and presented it to the militia. At least nineteen of these men from New Orleans

In November of 1835

The H&TC also acquired the Washington County Railroad

Considered to be one of the most heroic documents in all of American history

a large area is marked off

An inset of Galveston Bay is featured - the main port and commercial center of Texas until the great hurricane of 1900

1836 and that he served therein as a private from that time until the 30th day of June 1836 and that he has performed his duties faithfully & promptly and is hereby honourably discharged" and is signed by S

This striking flag marks one of the most pivotal moments in American history: the transformation of Texas from a sovereign independent nation

of the flag maker

became one of the most prominent American map publishers of the time working with well-known engravers to create cartographic treasures such as this detailed map of an Independent Texas

The company was also one of the first in Texas to use oil as a locomotive fuel when it began experimenting with oil-fired locomotives in early 1901

This fine map

Texas fascinated people across the United States and overseas looking for new opportunities and a chance for a better way of life in the rich vast lands of the legendary southwest