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Image: TheCradle -- Birthplace of The Daughters of the Republic of Texas

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Description: This is the building in which in 1891 Misses Betty Ballinger and Hally Bryan founded the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a society for historical preservation. This Victorian structure was then library of "The Oaks," family home of the founders, who were descendants of William H. Jack, a soldier in 1836 Texas victory at San Jacinto and an official of the Republic. First president (1891-1908) of D. R. T. was widow of last Texas president, Anson Jones.
Title: TheCradle -- Birthplace of The Daughters of the Republic of Texas
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