Wednesday, March 2nd will mark the 175th anniversary of Texas Independence as events across the state celebrate this milestone.

The Brown County Historical Commission will host a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the Texas Declaration of Independence on Wednesday, March 2nd at 11:30am on the south side of the Brown County Courthouse by the flag pole.   The event will end with the traditional toast to the Texas flag with sparking water – which Texans are supposed to do each March 2nd at noon.

For ten years, from 1836 to 1846, Texas existed as a separate and unique nation.  In Texas, March 2 is an official state holiday – Texas Independence Day.

Fifty-four delegates of the Convention of 1836 began meeting on March 1st at the village of Washington-on-the-Brazos, located today between present-day Houston and Austin.  Each of the settlements of Texas was represented by delegates elected one month earlier.  The convention elected Richard Ellis president of the convention and Herbert S. Kimble secretary.

Delegates of the Convention of 1836 wrote and adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence which was done literally overnight.  They elected a committee of five delegates to draft the document.

For more information CLICK HERE to visit the Texas State Historical Association website.