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The Tackle Box @ Blalack

Tackle is the tools used to catch fish.  Tackle includes rods, reels, lines, flies and lures.  On this page you will find "academic tackle," supplies used at The Brook at Blalack to catch knowledge about U.S. history.

General Facts | Textbook | Links | Downloads | Elected Officials
Facts and Figures
Statehood: December 29, 1845 (28th state) 
Capital: Austin  (30n16, 97w45) 
Largest Cities: (by pop) Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso, Austin 
Population: 20,044,141 
Origin of Name: Caddo Indian "Tejas" meaning friends, or allies 
Nickname: "Lone Star State" 
Motto: "Friendship" 
Bird: Mockingbird 
Flower: Bluebonnet
Tree: Pecan
Song: "Texas, Our Texas"

Land 
Area: 268,601 sq miles 
(Land) 261,914 sq. miles (Water) 6,687 sq. miles 
Coastline - Shoreline 367 miles - 3,360 miles 
Number of Counties 254 
Highest Point: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 ft 
Lowest Point: Gulf of Mexico, sea level
Textbook
Title: Celebrating Texas
Publisher: McDougal Littell

Celebrating Texas		  
Links
Downloads (Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to obtain the following files unless otherwise noted)

Maps: Basic Outline | River Map

Documents: Texas Declaration of Independence

Classroom Documents & Presentations:
Elected Officials
Governor: Rick Perry (Click here to go to Governor Perry's web page.)
Lt. Governor: David Dewhurst

Click here to find your Texas representatives.

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