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GLO draftsman Charles W. Pressler created the map below to provide important cartographic information for new arrivals to Texas during the Reconstruction era.

His 1867 "Traveller’s Map of the State of Texas" is the most accurate map of the state at the time, helping future immigrants understand the vast layout of their new home.

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https://medium.com/save-texas-history/travellers-sic-map-of-the-state-of-texas-a5cb001126dd

On May 22, 1971, the historic Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, our nation’s fifth presidential library, was dedicated on the University of Texas at Austin’s campus.

The LBJ Library currently houses a massive collection of over 45 million documents, as well as thousands of hours of recorded audio and videotapes that spans Johnson’s life and career.

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Lyndon Baines Johnson Library: A Hub for Presidential Research Discover the significance of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, dedicated in 1971, as a vital resource for scholarly research and historical preservation.

Following the Battle of San Jacinto, Major Isaac Watts Burton led a small group of cavalrymen in successfully capturing three Mexican Navy ships on the Texas coast.

Burton’s unusual tactics earned his group the nickname “Horse Marines,” and the GLO Archives holds records of their military service.

Learn more:
https://medium.com/save-texas-history/isaac-watts-burton-and-the-texas-horse-marines-8e40ecc203c9 #.9wo4qclbe

Sgt. Emanuel Stance became the first Buffalo Soldier to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor after heroically leading a rescue mission near Fort McKavett.

Stance and his men fought against a band of Apaches and saved a kidnapped farmboy without losing a single soldier, this week in Texas history.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwnKFQogz3s