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Title: Texas History Post by: Circle C on April 28, 2008, 09:19:03 am After our hunt yesterday, Sean, Mike, Matt, Brute, Mandi, and Myself went to lunch. Somehow we ended up on a discussion of Texas history, and the capitols Texas has had. When I got to the office this morning, I decided to let google answer our questions.
Capitols of Texas Harrisburg - In 1835, the General Council of Texas, a provisional government of Texas, made Harrisburg its capital For some reason you never hear about Harrisburg being a former state capitol, here are the ones that are most often recognized. http://www.lsjunction.com/facts/capitols.htm Washington-on-the-Brazos (1836) Columbia (1836) Houston (1837-1839) Austin (1839-1842; 1845-1855) Washington-on-the-Brazos (1842-1845) Austin (1855-1881) Temporary Capitol (1881-1888) Present Capitol of Texas (1888- http://www.lsjunction.com/facts/6flags.htm Title: Re: Texas History Post by: BRUTE on April 28, 2008, 10:59:58 am So every one was right, Harrisburg and Houston. :D
Had lots of fun, hope we can do it again. Title: Re: Texas History Post by: Sean on April 28, 2008, 10:01:26 pm you bet. sorry we didn't get any this time, maybe next time though.
Title: Re: Texas History Post by: jdt on June 11, 2008, 01:30:41 pm speaking of history did yall ever hear that if it werent for some tough country boys from tennessee there wouldnt be a texas. lol. no offence intended, if was going to move any where in the world it would be tx.
Title: Re: Texas History Post by: Circle C on June 11, 2008, 01:53:17 pm jdt,
Do y'all still wear coon skin hats, and eat possum soup over there in Tennessee? ;D Title: Re: Texas History Post by: jdt on June 11, 2008, 02:20:44 pm well ill tellya what, if deisel dont go down we will be. ha ha
Title: Re: Texas History Post by: jdt on June 11, 2008, 02:24:34 pm by the way i bet our possums taste better than them stinkin armadillos yall eat. lol
just kiddin please dont take me the wrong way. Title: Re: Texas History Post by: Circle C on June 11, 2008, 02:48:55 pm armadillos = possum on the half shell.
It's a delicacy in some parts of this state.... Other places, the amadillos just get drunk and pass out on the highway like this (http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p204/ccoughran/dillodrinkinlarge.jpg) Title: Re: Texas History Post by: jdt on June 11, 2008, 11:21:39 pm hey thats funny right there , if possums did that you wouldnt even have to marinate em
Title: Re: Texas History Post by: aladatrot on June 12, 2008, 12:57:59 pm Dude, I think if the possum died in a vat of everclear, you'd still have to marinate him! They look so greasy...
:O) M Title: Re: Texas History Post by: jdt on June 13, 2008, 09:01:56 am thats the good part about roadkill possums, alot of the grease is mashed out of em. lol
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