The Bastrop Coal Company 19th Century Stock Certificate handcrafted-texas-flags Placement of the stars on

Placement of the stars on the blue canton was only standardized by President Taft’s executive order of 1912

The Spanish Conquistadors established control of the American Southwest centuries before the other European powers and before the American Colonists became interested in the region

the streetcar company erected its own steam powered generator on the west side of town

The Can Do Spirit and the “write your own ticket” nature of the Lone Star State – from cowboys on the open plains

Early routes through the American West are shown such as the “Great Caravan Route” used by covered wagons during the westward expansion

The Bastrop Coal Company 19th Century Stock Certificate handcrafted-texas-flags Placement of the stars onBastrop County had the largest deposit of lignite or brown coal in the state, and it was considered of the highest quality. Bastrop's underlying soil was often described as fertile and full of enough lignite to supply the state with fuel for the hundreds of years. Mining was the county's leading industry until the mid 20th century.