tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4500569229837401813.post7237693486187291436..comments2023-05-19T01:45:04.926-07:00Comments on karmamatopoeia: A Star is BornSparkleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05738282395161764356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4500569229837401813.post-76516301679453326972011-04-25T01:04:32.769-07:002011-04-25T01:04:32.769-07:00Thanks for sharing this information on Texas, I ha...Thanks for sharing this information on Texas, I have only been there once and only for a few days. When we get back to the states we will be traveling around more and getting to know our own country better:)The Adventurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129815174861478639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4500569229837401813.post-74440488646986709332011-04-24T13:29:55.521-07:002011-04-24T13:29:55.521-07:00I'll tell you a story about Sam Houston. If yo...I'll tell you a story about Sam Houston. If you go to where the Lynchburg ferry is you will see a stone monument about Isaac Batterson. He is a distant relation to my Mom's side of the family. Anyway Batterson was hosting Houston at his home when it became apparent that his forces needed to cross the river. So they used part of Batterson's home to make a bridge across the water which helped get Houston to where he needed to be.<br /><br />Unfortunately they had to take all of Mrs. Bartterson's fine eastern furniture out of the house and it got warped and wet, she was not happy.<br /><br />My cousin wrote about the whole thing on his blog, it's pretty interesting and neat to have a family member that was a part of Texan independence.<br /><br />http://waynevaughns.blogspot.com/2009/04/happy-isaac-batterson-day.htmlliese4http://thecoloradoadventure.comnoreply@blogger.com