History Lost & Found

Riddle: Find the history signed by Lamar. It is red, white, and blue and has a star. Explain to us why it is signed upside down. Name the Texas President and the local man who made history for this small town. This man was brave, we cannot deny. He was the first to sign. Had he lost, he'd die.

Answer: The Lone Star Flag

 

Montgomery,Texas is the birthplace of the Lone Star flag.  It was named the Lone Star flag because Texas is known as the Lone Star state. The blue on the flag stands for loyalty, the white for purity and the red for bravery. On March 2,1836 Dr. Charles B Stewart became a signer of the Declaratation Independence. He served on a special committee of the 3nd congress of Republic of Texas and was in charge of designing a new state flag.

 

Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar,  (1798 - 1859). In 1836 he was elected Vice President of Texas under President Sam Houston. In 1838 he won a three year term as the second President of the Republic. During his term he sought to strengthen the independence and left a lasting legacy as the “Father of Texas Education”.