Original Texas Land Grant Signed by Governor Sul Ross, circa 1888 historic-texas-map-prints As Recognized by the Major

As Recognized by the Major World Powers

An attempt to solve the pressing need for rapid transportation of mail – and the hardiest of travelers – resulted in organization of the Butterfield Stage Line

000 and cow pastures for $100

The site of the legendary battle of San Jacinto

efforts began to make accurate triangulated charts of the entire coastline by the engineers

Original Texas Land Grant Signed by Governor Sul Ross, circa 1888 historic-texas-map-prints As Recognized by the MajorThis is a unique Original Texas Land Grant for 928 acres on San Francisco Creek, a tributary of the Rio Grande, in what was then Buchel County. The land was granted to E. L. Gage, a graduate of Dartmouth College, who hailed from Vermont. Edward moved to Texas where he established large ranches and began accumulating land for the railroad that was to be built through Marathon. Edwards younger brother Alfred was lured to Texas by the glowing letters