Texas History
1840 - Texas Rangers and a volunteer army defeated Comanches at Plum Creek near Lockhart. On August 5, a large band of Comanches began killing and looting across Central Texas. The Comanche attacks were in response to the Council House Fight on March 19, 1840.
1914 - The Duval County courthouse was destroyed by fire.
1961 - The Texas legislature adopted the design for the reverse side of the Great Seal of Texas. The design was submitted by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
| Only Texas could turn defeat into a legend--and a song, and a tourist attraction, and a major motion picture. - Rosemary Kent |
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