Historic Walker County
An illustrated history of the city of Huntsville, Texas, and the Walker County area, paired with the histories of companies, families and organizations that make the region great.
An illustrated history of the city of Huntsville, Texas, and the Walker County area, paired with the histories of companies, families and organizations that make the region great.
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A N G L O - A M E R I C A N S A R R I V E<br />
A N D T E X A S J O I N S T H E<br />
U N I T E D S T A T E S<br />
In 1821, after years of protest, Mexican<br />
forces finally won independence from Spain,<br />
and Texas became part of the new Mexican<br />
nation. Three years after independence,<br />
Mexican leaders established a constitutional<br />
republic and encouraged settlers to move into<br />
the nation’s northernmost territory, Coahuila<br />
and Texas.<br />
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Left: Huntsville’s first citizens founded<br />
an academy for their children<br />
around 1840.<br />
COURTESY OF THE HUNTSVILLE<br />
ARTS COMMISSION.<br />
Below: A map of <strong>Walker</strong> <strong>County</strong> from<br />
1858, showing original land grants.<br />
COURTESY OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND<br />
OFFICE, AUSTIN.<br />
C h a p t e r I ✦ 7
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