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Dodson tri-color flag

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Following Mrs. Dodson's death in 1848 as a result of pneumonia, the flag became a key symbol of the Texas Revolution. Her grave, left unmarked, gave way to a cemetery until 1935 when it was eventually commemorated with a pink tombstone (made of granite) by her descendants in response to a centennial
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A tricolor (in order) of blue, white, and red, of the French flag with elongated proportions. One five-pointed, white star ("Texas Lone Star") in the center of the blue field of the flag.
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An improper variation of the Dodson flag from an account by Mr. Dodson, deriving from a publication by
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Another variation of the Dodson flag (with improper proportions); described by Charles E. Gilbert in
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in response to its obvious symbolism. The original flag was made of
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A Concise History of Early Texas: As told by its 30 historic flags.
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Captain Andrew Robinson's Harrisburg Company (of Texas Volunteers)
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but with longer proportions not specified, was frowned upon by
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The Dodson tri-color flag may have also flown at the
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Mrs. Adele Briscoe Looscan
Texas Revolution
Harrisburg, Texas
Gonzales
Cibolo Creek
Stephen F. Austin
San Antonio
Siege of San Antonio de Béxar
Alamo Mission
Battle of the Alamo
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Convention of 1836
Texas Declaration of Independence
Lorenzo de Zavala
Texas national
flag

Bedias, Texas
Battle of Concepción
tricolor
Texas Lone Star
flag of France
Stephen F. Austin
calico



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