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Author Topic: 10/29/1853: State legislature receives proposal for Indian reservation  (Read 18 times)

Offline Craig Tx

10/29/1853: State legislature receives proposal for Indian reservation
« on: October 29, 2025, 10:28:10 AM »
On this day in 1854, a petition for a permanent reservation for the Alabama Indians, signed by tribal leaders, was presented to the Texas legislature.

This petition was approved, and the state of Texas purchased land in Polk County for a reservation the same year. The reservation was expanded in 1928, when the federal government purchased an additional 3,071 acres adjoining the original 1,110-acre plot. The deed for this additional land was issued to the Alabama and Coushatta tribes, and the name "Alabama-Coushatta" has been used since 1928 as the official title of the enlarged reservation.
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