Her Mini Mansion, Inc.

09/05/2021

TODAY….IN TEXAS HISTORY

9/5/1836: Sam Houston elected first president of the Republic of Texas

On this day in 1836, Sam Houston, the victor of San Jacinto, was elected president of the newly founded Republic of Texas. Candidates for the office had included Henry Smith, governor of the provisional government, and Stephen F. Austin. Houston became an active candidate just eleven days before the election. He received 5,119 votes, Smith 743, and Austin 587. Mirabeau B. Lamar, the "keenest blade" at San Jacinto, was elected vice president. Houston received strong support from the army and from those who believed that his election would ensure internal stability, hasten recognition by world powers, and bring about early annexation to the United States. He served two terms as president of the republic and was subsequently a United States senator and governor of the state of Texas.

08/31/2021

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08/31/2021

Don’t you love retirement ?

08/08/2021

When a Cougar loses her eyesight….
She becomes a

Def Leopard !

07/21/2021

Happy birthday to the incomparable

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07/21/2021

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06/10/2021

TODAY…IN TEXAS HISTORY

6/9/1894: Water-well contractor accidentally discovers first major Texas oilfield

On this day in 1894, a water-well contractor accidentally discovered the Corsicana oilfield, the first in Texas to produce oil and gas in significant quantities, while seeking a new water source for the city of Corsicana. Civic leaders of Corsicana needed a dependable water supply to promote commercial development. They contracted with the American Well and Prospecting Company to drill three water wells. The drillers took the first well to a depth of 1,027 feet, where they encountered oil. The first modern refinery in Texas, operated by the J. S. Cullinan Company, opened at the field in 1898. During its first century of operation, the field produced about 44 million barrels of oil; annual production peaked in 1900 at more than 839,000 barrels. The Corsicana field established the potential for commercial oil production in Texas; the industry has had incalculable effects on the state's subsequent development, public revenue, and culture.

04/25/2015

04/25/2015

Texas Prairie House (midsize)

04/25/2015

Electrical wiring will be covered by. wallpaper

04/25/2015

Front Porch Detail

04/25/2015

French Townhouse Interiors