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Texas Independence Day
Washington-on-the-Brazos

Dates: early March [check for this year's dates]

Where: Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site between Brenham and Navasota

Step back to the first days of Texas Independence with the annual celebration of Texas Independence Day at Washington on the Brazos. During the celebration the park is transformed into the early 1800s complete with costumed performers, period craft demonstrations, toe-tappin' Texas music and black-powder gun salutes by the Texas Army.

While You're There: Park visitors can tour a replica of the Independence Hall, replicated on the original cornerstones of the site where the Texas declaration was signed on March 2, 1836. All tour fees and park entry fees are waived during the special weekend. Also open to the public at no cost will be the Barrington Living History Farm, which brings to life a typical 1850s-era farm of the Brazos River valley. The farm contains a number of log and frame buildings, including the original clapboard home of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas.

The Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park Association sponsors the Texas Independence Day Celebration.
The historic complex is open daily from 8 a.m. to sunset. Barrington Living History Farm is open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. The Star of the Republic Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site is located off Texas Highway 105 on FM 1155 between Brenham and Navasota, approximately an hour northwest of Houston.

Admission: free

For More Information:

• call (936) 878-2214
• visit www.tpwd.state.tx.us
• visit www.birthplaceoftexas.com


 
 
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