Texas Trivia (Galveston, Spring, Huntsville: living, area, build)

[Westerner92]

This one is kinda obscure. Some parts of Texas claim to have been under a seventh flag. Which country is it?

[TT Dave]

Originally Posted by Westerner92

This one is kinda obscure. Some parts of Texas claim to have been under a seventh flag. Which country is it?

Total guess here....Germany?

[CptnRn]

OK I'll take a stab at it. When we discussed the 6 flags over Texas earlier, it occurred to me then that this was kind of a conceit that we don't recognize the numerous Amerian Indians who lived here before all the Europeans moved in. I did a little research and found that here were far more different indian tribes in Texas then I realized. The Comanche were probably the one that most was most on Tejans minds as they were so war like. I see there is a book titled the "The Seventh Flag: Comanche Indians in Texas, by John Proctor". But I also remember reading that the Caddo Indians had settled large parts of East Texas, came the closest to establishing farming communities and doing what we usually think of as settling an area.

A little research indicates that there was at one time a "Republic of the Rio Grande" which flew its own flag over parts of Texas and northern Mexico, its capital was Laredo. Republic of the Rio Grande - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia They had their own flag.


I'm not sure which answer Western92 was looking for.

[TexasReb]

By the way y'all, I wasnt trying to be a smart-aleck when I LMAO over PT's answer! On the contrary, I actually though it was very clever and well-done!

Of course it was Galveston!

[Westerner92]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

OK I'll take a stab at it. When we discussed the 6 flags over Texas earlier, it occurred to me then that this was kind of a conceit that we don't recognize the numerous Amerian Indians who lived here before all the Europeans moved in. I did a little research and found that here were far more different indian tribes in Texas then I realized. The Comanche were probably the one that most was most on Tejans minds as they were so war like. I see there is a book titled the "The Seventh Flag: Comanche Indians in Texas, by John Proctor". But I also remember reading that the Caddo Indians had settled large parts of East Texas, came the closest to establishing farming communities and doing what we usually think of as settling an area.

A little research indicates that there was at one time a "Republic of the Rio Grande" which flew its own flag over parts of Texas and northern Mexico, its capital was Laredo. Republic of the Rio Grande - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia They had their own flag.


I'm not sure which answer Western92 was looking for.

That's the answer I was going for. I can't remember exactly where I read it, but I remember Laredo saying that it flew under seven flags.

[CptnRn]

Interesting, I learned something new.

Next question: What does Wyoming have to do with the Republic of Texas?

[DerekTant]

Without looking it up, didn't the territory of the Republic of Texas reach into Wyoming?

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by DerekTant

Without looking it up, didn't the territory of the Republic of Texas reach into Wyoming?

Thats Right! Your turn.

From 1836 to 1850 a large area of South Central Wyoming was claimed by the Republic of Texas after Texicans took it away from Mexico in the Texas Revolution.

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Prior to that it belonged to Mexico and Spain. The Republic of Texas won its independence from Mexico in a battle with Santa Anna in April 1836, although Mexico refused to recognize the treaty signed by Santa Anna they no longer had any control over the territory. The Southwestern regions of Wyoming continued to be claimed by Mexico until they were defeated in the Mexican American war, 1846-1848. Mexico also owned claim to all of southern Wyoming west of this area but sold it to the US as part of the Mexican American war settlement in 1850.

The territories claimed by the the Republic of Texas were annexed into the United States in 1845. Without it the United States could not have expanded Westward except in the areas north of central Wyoming. In 1850 the territory outside of the current State of Texas was sold to the United States when Texas was made a State. This was also true of the area of Southern Wyoming claimed by Mexico that was West of the Republic of Texas territory.



http://www.earlytexashistory.com/Tx1836/texrepb1.gif

http://www.historical-us-maps.com/im...ps-06large.jpg

[DerekTant]

Nice! Which Texas town is home to state's oldest Harley-Davidson dealership, the older Boy Scout troop, and is the smallest town to have its own symphony?

I may not be online to confirm the correct answer. So, if you know you have it, ask the next question.

[die Eichkatze]

Big Spring....didn't know about the oldest Boy Scout troop. Good question!

Q: Where is the highest highway bridge (height above water) located?

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