USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In October 1836 Columbia (now West Columbia) became the first capital of an elected government of the Republic of Texas. Columbia remained capital for three months. Houston was then selected as a temporary capital, and President Sam Houston ordered the government to move there on December 15, 1836.

Detailed explanation-2: -1839. The Republic of Texas established Austin as the capital. A log cabin with two large rooms and smaller meeting rooms served as the Capitol.

Detailed explanation-3: -Houston became the seventh capital of Texas when President Houston ordered the seat of government to Houston on December 15, 1836. Houston was formed when the Allen brothers acquired a tract of land on Buffalo Bayou near the former town of Harrisburg.

Detailed explanation-4: -100’ wide. General Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas, signs an act authorizing Houston to incorporate. Houston is capital of the Republic from 1837-1839.

Detailed explanation-5: -City Government-City Hall History. Two brothers, J.K. and A.C. Allen, founded Houston on August 30, 1836 just a few months after the end of the Texas War for Independence. They named the new settlement for the hero of that war, General Sam Houston.