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Washington-on-the-Brazos

Washington-on-the-Brazos is a small community on the Brazos River in Texas where delegates to the Convention of 1836 declared Texas independent from Mexico on 2 March 1836 and drafted its constitution. It later served as the seat of government of the Republic of Texas in the 1840s. The site is preserved as a state historic site.

Washington-on-the-Brazos
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Republic of Texas

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Washington-on-the-Brazos. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/washington-on-the-brazos
MLA
“Washington-on-the-Brazos.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/washington-on-the-brazos. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Washington-on-the-Brazos.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/washington-on-the-brazos.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Washington-on-the-Brazos’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/washington-on-the-brazos (Accessed: ).

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