On 8 Aug 2000, 22:17, Vicki wrote:
> Hello, all you seeknfind gurus!
>
> I'm trying to put together a list of Texas heroes. So far, I've come up
> via web searches with the expected: Stephen F. Austin, James Bowie,
> Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, O. Henry Porter, Barbara Jordan... but I'd
> like for the list of 10 or 12 to span time and reflect more than just
> battle heroes... for example, someone in the arts, etc.
Precognition tells me you might already be aware of this site:
http://www.famoustexans.com/
Here are some more...
A List of Famous People From Texas
http://hometown.aol.com/cheryl1926/texans-A.htm
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Famous Texans (About.com has 3 pages)
http://gotexas.about.com/travel/gotexas/library/bltexans.htm
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Famous Texans People Texans
http://www.50states.com/bio/texas.htm
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BISD Famous Texans Project
http://www.bastrop.isd.tenet.edu/famous.html
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http://www.katy.isd.tenet.edu/pathways/katyless/moore.html
(Not a lot on that page, but I want you to read about Cynthia Ann
Parker. Fascinating.)
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A few listed here on the Texas Trails page:
http://www.lone-star.net/mall/main-areas/txtrails.htm
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And lastly, you really should visit the Texas State Cemetary where some
of the state's most illustrious citizens were buried:
http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/
Alan (...famous Texan in his own right. <g>)
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