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Lone Star Junction: The Capitols of Texas
Information about the eight different capitol buildings used by Texas from the start of the Republic of Texas up to the present. Includes drawings and later photos.
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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: Camels in Texas 1856
Describes an experiment in the 1850s to use camels to transport goods in west Texas and as far as California.
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Lone Star Junction: Flags of the Texas Revolution
Describes eleven different flags that were flown by various groups during the Texas Revolution in support of various beliefs and causes.
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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 Texas State Flag
Some history and facts about the state flag 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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: History: Mexican American War for Kids
Kids learn about the Mexican-American War fought over the land rights to Texas after the Texan Revolution on this site.
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Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Texas in Conflict, 1900 1920 [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, students read a section on Texas history between 1900-1920 and find the answers...
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Dorp Express: Texas History Timeline
A timeline of Texas history from 1685 to 2000, as well as quick facts, and the lyrics of Texas, Our Texas.
Lone Star Junction
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...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Texas Pocket Gopher
Only soils with low percentages of silt, clay, and gravel will do for the Texas Pocket Gopher, so many of its populations are isolated from one another. The species occurs in southern Texas and extreme northeastern Mexico, burrowing in...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Texas Kangaroo Rat
Texas Kangaroo Rats live in only a few counties of north-central Texas, although the species was once also present in Oklahoma. They prefer to live where soils have a high percentage of clay. Learn more about the Dipodomys elator, more...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Texas Hall of Fame [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson plan, they research some of the Texans who became famous, to create their own...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Texas Mouse
Texas Mice need rocky environments. Where these occur, they are found in cedar glade, juniper-grass, and oak-juniper forests. Learn more about the Peromyscus attwateri, more commonly known as a Texas Mouse, in this easy-to-read species...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Texas Antelope Squirrel
Notable for its running speed, the Texas Antelope Squirrel has the longest hindlimbs and tail of any antelope squirrel. In the field, the squirrels are noticeable because of the way they carry the tail arched forward over the back. Learn...
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Railroad Commission: Kids World: History of Coal Use
This one-page summary provides many facts about the history and origin of coal in providing humans with heat and energy.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Llano Pocket Gopher
One of several species of pocket gophers residing in Texas and adjacent regions, the Llano Pocket Gopher stands out as one of the smallest. Its back is russet brown in color grading to paler along its sides. Learn more about the Geomys...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Moses Austin 1761 1821
A good resource that provides the life history of Moses Austin, one of the founders of the lead industry in America. Before he died, he had a vision of establishing an American colony in Spanish controlled Texas.
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Gonzales Memorial Museum: Come and Take It Cannon
Explains the story behind the cannon that the Mexicans tried to capture at the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835. The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired from the cannon that day.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Lorenzo De Zavala (1789 1836)
A short biography of Lorenzo de Zavala that outlines his many accomplishments in Mexican politics, and later in Texas.
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Spanish Explorers of Texas: Alonzo Alvarez De Pineda
A short biography of the Spanish explorer, Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda.
Bullock Texas State History Museum
Bullock Museum: Chapter Nine: Ranching Heritage [Pdf]
A teacher guide designed to support a visit to the Bullock Museum, but can be used on its own using available resources. Includes information, discussion questions, activities, and worksheets. This module looks at the history of ranching...
Bullock Texas State History Museum
Bullock Museum: Chapter Ten: Resources and Climates [Pdf]
A teacher guide designed to support a visit to the Bullock Museum, but can be used on its own using available resources. Includes information, discussion questions, activities, and worksheets. This module looks at the challenges Texans...
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