Trevor P. Wardlaw

8th Gen. Texan | Life Member of The Sons of the Republic of Texas | Quanah Parker Cousin | Numbers Guy Identifying as Wordsmith | Recovering Rugby & MMA Addict

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Have a great day, friends!
Pic: Gatesville, Texas, in abt 1908

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Have a nice afternoon, friends.
Pic: Dallas Morning News in 1943 by John Vachon

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Have a blessed Sunday afternoon, friends.
Pic: East Waco near Waco Stockyards

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Have a wonderful Saturday, friends!
Pic: Crawford, Texas, in abt 2014 by Carol M. Highsmith

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Have a wonderful afternoon, friends!
Pic: Lometa, Texas, in abt 1911

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@KenBlackwell14 Looks like July 4th. Thanks!

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For years, this story has lived with me in countless forms—scribbled in notebooks, typed on loose sheets of copy paper, and even jotted down on Post-it notes scattered across my desk. I've read, reread, revised, and rewritten these words more times than I can count. Seeing this proof copy is both humbling and exciting. Every chapter, every footnote, and every revision represents a journey that has been nearly seven years in the making. I look forward to sharing my research with everyone soon and hope it honors the memory of those who lived it!

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@KamVTV God Bless Texas!

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@RanDumbInTX Yes sir.

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Have a nice morning, friends.
Pic: North of Amarillo, Texas, in abt 1939 by Dorothea Lange

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On this day in 1836, a mounted ranger company in the service of the Texas revolutionary army captured a Mexican ship. The rangers, under the command of Maj. Isaac Watts Burton, had been dispatched by Gen. Thomas J. Rusk to watch a stretch of the Gulf Coast south of San Antonio Bay. When they heard of a suspicious vessel in Copano Bay, the rangers hid on the shore and sent up distress signals. The ship responded first by hoisting American and Texan signals, which were ignored. Only when the ship raised Mexican signals did the rangers respond. Thus tricked into thinking the supposedly distressed soldiers were Mexican, the captain came ashore and was captured. With him as hostage, sixteen rangers rowed out, boarded the Watchman, and seized its cargo of provisions for the Mexican army. Burton and his men employed this decoying tactic twice more on June 17, when they captured the Mexican ships Comanche and Fanny Butler. For these unlikely captures at sea, the mounted rangers were dubbed "Horse Marines."
Pic: Thomas J. Rusk
Text Source: @TxStHistAssoc

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Have a great afternoon, friends!
Pic: Carthage, Texas, in abt 1939 by Russell Lee

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Have a nice afternoon, friends.
Pic: La Grange, Texas, in abt 1913

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Have a blessed Sunday, friends.
Pic: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas (c. 1919-1925)

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@MustangMan_TX God Bless Texas!

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Good morning, friends!
Pic: Waco, Texas, at S. 5th Street and James Ave. (abt 1893)

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Have a wonderful Friday afternoon, friends!
Pic: Marfa, Texas, in abt 1939 by Russell Lee

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Have a great afternoon, friends!
Pic: Electra, Texas, in 1912.

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Have a nice day, friends!
Pic: Clarksville, Texas, in abt 1899

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Have a great afternoon, friends!
Pic: Eagle Pass, Texas, in abt 1939 by Russell Lee