Bill Text: TX SCR18 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Designating a portion of the city of Gonzales as the official Texas History Museum District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Signed by the Governor [SCR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SCR18-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Designating a portion of the city of Gonzales as the official Texas History Museum District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Signed by the Governor [SCR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SCR18-Comm_Sub.html
By: Hegar | S.C.R. No. 18 | |
(Kuempel) | ||
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WHEREAS, The city of Gonzales has special prominence in the | ||
history of this state as the site of the first battle of the Texas | ||
Revolution, and the town seeks to heighten awareness of the rich | ||
heritage shared by all Texans with a number of museums it has opened | ||
to tell the colorful and inspiring story of the Lone Star State; and | ||
WHEREAS, Recognizing the significance of the community's | ||
historical attractions, the Gonzales Texas History Museums | ||
Partnership, working in conjunction with city leaders, has | ||
established a history museum district that encompasses the public | ||
lands between and adjacent to Saint Lawrence Street and Saint Louis | ||
Street, extending from Highway 183 to Highway 90; within that area | ||
are 18 sites that help illuminate our state's unique past; and | ||
WHEREAS, Several of the museum district locations | ||
commemorate the events surrounding that fateful day of October 2, | ||
1835, when local residents took up arms against Mexican troops, | ||
firing the first shots in the revolution that would lead to the | ||
independence of Texas; the Gonzales Memorial Museum contains a | ||
mural honoring the brave patriots who took part in the Battle of | ||
Gonzales as well as an artillery piece that some believe to be the | ||
legendary "Come and Take It" cannon that sparked the skirmish; the | ||
limestone museum building is interesting in its own right, having | ||
been constructed in the 1930s to mark the centennial of the Lone | ||
Star State; and | ||
WHEREAS, Nearby is the Eggleston House Museum, a | ||
dogtrot-style log cabin that was built in the 1840s, and the | ||
district also contains numerous other examples of historic | ||
architecture; among them are the Old College, built in 1851, the Old | ||
Jail Museum, which dates to the late 1800s, and the Gonzales County | ||
Courthouse, constructed in the mid-1890s; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Gonzales museum district encompasses a variety | ||
of additional landmarks as well, including the town's seven | ||
downtown squares, churches that first opened their doors at the | ||
turn of the 20th century, and the 1917 Crystal Theatre; and | ||
WHEREAS, These sites have long been enjoyed by visitors to | ||
Gonzales, and the establishment of the museum district is sure to | ||
make the town an even more popular destination in the years ahead; | ||
the community offers a treasure trove of interesting and | ||
informative locations that help explain how Texas was established | ||
and how it has developed into the state we know today, and the | ||
community's role as a center for historical tourism is indeed | ||
deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby designate a portion of the city of Gonzales as an official | ||
Texas History Museum District. |