Ranch Headquarters & the Early Counties of South Texas, circa 1885 rare-original-maps-and-documents Nonetheless

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For nine years Texas was an independent nation – appearing as such on maps from

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Ranch Headquarters & the Early Counties of South Texas, circa 1885 rare-original-maps-and-documents NonethelessWith the establishment of dependable and regular train service in the 1870s the rich lands south of Austin were promoted for settlers coming to Texas. Towns prospered as new farms and ranches were established. The rolling plains attracted large groups of Polish, French, Czech, and German settlers who joined the earlier immigrants from America's eastern states as well as the Hispanic residents who had original Land Grants issued by the Spanish Crown