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Montgomery County Texas Confirmed as the Birthplace Of The Lone Star Flag On June 27, 1997 Montgomery County Texas dignitaries met to observe the official declaration of the resolution that Montgomery County was the birthplace of the Texas Lone Star Flag. Officials and dignitaries were: Judge Barb Sadler; County Commissioners Mike Meador, Jim Simmons & Malcom Purvis; Mayor of Conroe, Carter Moore & other mayors of Montgomery County cities; Members of the Montgomery County, Texas Chambers of Commerce; and Curator Gertie Spencer, along with the Heritage Museum Board of Directors and invited guests..
Members of the Chamber of Commerce and the Heritage Museum
worked very hard to find sufficient evidence to prove
Charles B. Stewart was the actual designer of the Lone Star
Flag, and deserve credit for this feat.
House of Representatives Bob Rabuck, who was
instrumental in presenting the bill to the
Legislature, read the following Resolution signed by
Gov. George Bush on May 30, 1997:
LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM (R)
BILL TEXT REPORT 6/20/97 L18030c
HR 1123 ENROLLED VERSION
R E S O L U T I O N
"WHEREAS, The Lone
Star Flag, with its
vibrant fields of
red, white, and blue
and a single inset
star, has served as
a proud symbol of
Texas since 1839;
and
WHEREAS, At the
request of
President
Mirabeau B.
Lamar, Dr.
Charles B.
Stewart of
Montgomery
County created
this
inspirational
banner, and the
elegant
simplicity of
his design truly
exemplified the
united will of
the citizens of
the new Republic
of Texas; and
WHEREAS,
After
winning
approval by
a committee
of six
signers of
the Texas
Declaration
of
Independence
and then
Congress,
the Lone
Star Flag
was
officially
designated
in 1839, and
since that
time it has
graced
flagpoles
across the
state of
Texas; and
WHEREAS,
Following
Dr.
Stewart‘s
passing,
his flag
sketch
and
other
materials
were
handed
down
first to
his son,
Edmund,
and
later to
his
granddaughter,
Elizabeth
Stewart
Fling,
who
donated
them to
the
State
Archives
in
Austin
in order
to
preserve
her
grandfather’s
historic
works
for
current
and
future
generations
of
Texans;
and
WHEREAS,
In
recognition
of
Dr.
Stewart’s
timeless
contribution
to
our
state’s
heritage,
a
history
of
the
flag
documentation
was
created
for
permanent
display
at
the
Montgomery
County
Heritage
Museum
in
Conroe;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Charles B. Stewart’s design of the Lone Star Flag created in cloth and in color an embodiment of the spirit and will of the people of Texas, and his work remains a great source of pride to the people of Montgomery County today, nearly 150 years after its creation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 7th Texas Legislature hereby officially commemorate Montgomery County as the birthplace of the Lone Star Flag.
I certify that H. R. No. 1123 was adopted by the House on May 30, 1997 by a non-record vote. Signed Chief Clerk of the House."
Judge Sadler announced that an 80 foot flag pole will be installed at the entrance to the Heritage Museum on Interstate 45, Conroe, Texas. It will carry a giant Texas flag, illuminated with floodlights.
Texas Flags may be purchased from the Heritage Museum of Montgomery County, Texas.
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