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Old 02-19-2012, 12:52 PM
 
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LOL!!

Have you seen the section on the Civil War in the new Texas Almanac? Interesting reading!
OK...I confess. I can't find what you are referring to. DM it to me or post the link, hon!
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Old 02-19-2012, 01:33 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Back to the question at hand: What is this a list of?

Point Isabel
Brazos Santiago
Aransas Pass
Matagorda
Halfmoon Reef
Brazos River
Galveston Jetty
Heald Bank
Galveston
Bolivar Point
Sabine Bank
Sabine Pass

Hint:
There is something very specific and man-made that all of those locations have in common.
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Old 02-20-2012, 06:38 AM
 
Location: Sacramento Mtns of NM
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There is something very specific and man-made that all of those locations have in common.
Lighthouses.

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Old 02-20-2012, 12:44 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Lighthouses.

Yes, those are or were the Texas Lighthouses. See the maps and photos here. Texas Lighthouses Series | Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

More detail and several photos here: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/tx.htm

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Texas is the second-largest U.S. state (after Alaska), but its long and relatively featureless coast on the Gulf of Mexico has never required very many lighthouses. And unfortunately, the number of historic Texas lighthouses has fallen from 7 to 5 since 2000. In May 2000 the Galveston Jetty Light collapsed into the Gulf during a severe thunderstorm, and in early 2002 the Coast Guard demolished the Sabine Bank Light. Of the five remaining historic lights, only two, Matagorda and Lydia Ann, are active, both under private maintenance.

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Old 02-20-2012, 03:39 PM
 
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Yes, those are or were the Texas Lighthouses.

Great photos and pics, Cap....so does it make you feel better to know I -- in turn -- feel like an idiot for not picking up on the obvious??? :smack

Seriously, GREAT QUESTION, my friend!

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Old 02-20-2012, 05:12 PM
 
Location: Sacramento Mtns of NM
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I have an idea this one is going to be answered as quickly as the last one I posed.

After the fall of the Alamo, there was a mass exodus from Texas by panicked residents fleeing the believed approach of Mexican forces as well as attacks by Indians. This period has been popularized with a name. What was it called.
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Old 02-21-2012, 06:38 AM
 
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I have an idea this one is going to be answered as quickly as the last one I posed.

After the fall of the Alamo, there was a mass exodus from Texas by panicked residents fleeing the believed approach of Mexican forces as well as attacks by Indians. This period has been popularized with a name. What was it called.
Oh heck...is it something like the "Runaway Scrap"...? For some reason, that designation stands out in my memory of Texas history!

If it is correct, I gotta get to work, so if someone else has a question, then go for it! Y'all have a good day!
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Old 02-21-2012, 07:03 AM
 
Location: Sacramento Mtns of NM
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Oh heck...is it something like the "Runaway Scrap"...?
Scrape - not scrap. Runaway Scrape.

Anyone have a new puzzler ready?

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Old 02-21-2012, 12:46 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I'll offer one up.

Next Question: What is the Texas version of Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day?



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Old 02-23-2012, 05:53 PM
 
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