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W. C. Williams Building Historic Marker Dedication ceremony was recently held in Palacios, TX

The historic W. C. Williams Building, built in 1909, was recently recognized as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) during a ceremony in Palacios, TX. The building has been a cornerstone …

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Black History Month continues with celebrating the Buffalo Soldiers. Here are some resources from the The The Portal to Texas History and elsewhere. #texashistory #texashistoricalcommission #omegaliveproductions #williamsbuildingpalacios Omega Productions Texas Historical Commission
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Love these halls and the history they represent. These places stand as a testament to the legacy of the people who helped to build this state. They left an indelible footprint on the history of Texas and its music. #texashistory #texasmusic #texashistoricalcommission #texasmusicoffice #williamsbuildingpalacios Omega Productions Texas Historical Commission Texas Music OfficeHundreds of historic dance halls dot the Texas landscape. Built by organizations like rifle clubs, agricultural, gymnastic, singing, and other fraternal societies, these halls provided communities with a common place to gather for enjoyment and to engage in the pressing issues of the day.

Built in 1878 as a saloon and social hall for area cotton farmers, Gruene Hall is believed to be one of the oldest dance halls in Texas.

The center of the community's social life for over a century, this Recorded Texas Historic Landmark features a "false front" entry with asymmetrical window and door arrangements. ... See MoreSee Less

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Celebrating Black History Month... #texashistory #blackhistorymonth #texashistoricalcommission #williamsbuildingpalacios Omega Productions Texas Historical Commission Friends of the Texas Historical CommissionCivil rights leader Juanita Craft, born on this day in 1902 in Round Rock, helped bring about integration in her native Texas and create a more diverse nation and world.
After joining the NAACP in 1935, she helped organize dozens of local offices.

The Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House is one of only three house museums in the nation honoring major female figures in the modern civil rights movement. Craft, a leading civil rights and social justice reformer, lived in this 1920 Craftsman bungalow for 35 years.

She organized 185 NAACP branches and dozens of youth councils across Texas, and helped lead efforts to desegregate theaters, restaurants, the University of Texas School of Law, North Texas State University (now University of North Texas), and the State Fair of Texas.

She was elected to two terms as a Dallas city councilwoman and was honored with Dallas' highest civic honor, the Linz Award. The museum is managed by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs with programming coordinated by the South Dallas Cultural Center.

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Some Texas Hispanic history. Navarro was among many Hispanic “Texicans” who fought for Texas independence. #texashistory #texashistoricalcommission #williamsbuildingpalacios Omega Productions Texas Historical CommissionJosé Antonio Navarro was an influential political figure during the momentous 55 years when Texas’ destiny was forged. Navarro served in Texas legislatures under Mexico, the Republic of Texas, and the State of Texas. In addition, he served on committees that wrote the first two Texas constitutions in 1836 and 1845.

Although a prominent, influential leader, Navarro was not a professional politician. As a young man he learned the merchant trade, the occupation of his father. Factories from the U.S. and Europe sent ships loaded with merchandise to New Orleans, where Navarro arranged to import books, cloth, clothing, wine, sugar, rice, and coffee.

Navarro also earned a living through land investment. During the 1830s, he purchased more than 50,000 acres of ranch land at a price of pennies per acre. Because thousands of people were immigrating into Texas, the demand for land increased.

Visitors can explore the life of a Texas patriot in the heart of downtown San Antonio. Our Casa Navarro State Historic Site celebrates his life at his original 1850s adobe and limestone home, a historic jewel among its urban surroundings.

The site was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1962, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and named a National Historic Landmark in 2017.

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Another reason we love where we live... #livingonthebay #texashistory #matagordabaytexas #paradiseinpalacios Omega Productions Texas Historical Commission Bullock Texas State History Museum

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Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle’s epic journey—including the Belle shipwreck and his ill-fated Fort St. Louis Colony—is the focal point of the THC’s La Salle Odyssey, a series of exhibits in six Coastal Bend museums and the Bullock Texas State History Museum.

Each museum tells a different element of the story, allowing heritage travelers to immerse themselves in this fascinating aspect of 17th-century Texas history.

It was impossible to see in the murky water of Matagorda Bay. Divers searched for clues, hoping something would lead to the 1686 French shipwreck La Belle, long associated with the area. But on that overcast afternoon in 1995, the cloudy bay water obscured a visual confirmation by the Texas Historical Commission’s marine archeologists.

One of them reached into the bay sediment and felt an ornate curved object, suspected to be a dolphin-shaped handle, common to historic cannons of the time.

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The W. C. Williams Building, built in 1909, has been a cornerstone and anchor to the commercial and cultural life of Palacios and Matagorda County Texas for 109 years.

In February 2015, the structure was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) by the Texas Historical Commission.

In July 2016, the RTHL Marker was dedicated by the Matagorda County Historical Commission and the Texas Historical Commission.

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W. C. Williams Building Historic Marker Dedication ceremony was recently held in Palacios, TX
W. C. Williams Building Historic Marker dedication scheduled for July 30, 2016 in Palacios, TX