Public Lands in the United States of America (or more so the history of Post-Colonial Texas)

I came across this youtube video the other day: The History and Future of America’s Public Land with Walt Dabney

Walt Dabney is a retired Park Ranger, spending 43 years in the field and revolutionized the Texas public park system. During his time in the field, he’s seen a vast amount of North America and learned quite a bit about it too. He kindly shared his knowledge in a presentation called “The History and Future of America’s Public Land.”

One particular anecdote he shared was when the Mormons settled in the salt plains of Utah, Texas was part of Mexico.

Which lead to:

Mexican–American War – Wikipedia
Treaties of Velasco – Wikipedia
Texas Revolution – Wikipedia
History of Texas – Wikipedia
Republic of the Rio Grande – Wikipedia
Antonio López de Santa Anna – Wikipedia

*The Battle of San Jacinto* – Henry McArdle (1895)

New Mexico – Wikipedia
William Henry Jackson at Historic Camera
William Henry Jackson: Pioneer Photographer of the American West | PetaPixel

And thus, I learned of my new favorite photographer: William Henry Jackson.