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Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site |
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The Convention of 1836 is a live performance dramatizing the 1836 Texas Convention held at Washington-on-the-Brazos. This historic convention resulted in Texas becoming an independent and free nation from 1836–1845. Within the walls of Independence Hall, which is replicated and stands today on the original cornerstones, Convention delegates grappled with issues that threatened to divide the assembly, including slavery, racial segregation, land rights, and the financing of the Texas Revolution-in a meeting that is now recognized as the turning point in the war. Each audience member plays an important role as you become one of the delegates to the Convention. Visitors will be given opportunities to vote on solutions to the problems that confronted the original Convention.
Texas’ future is in
your hands as you decide the future |
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The performance
season will be on these selected weekends:
December 11, 2004 -- 6:00pm March 5, 2005 -- 2:00pm March 6, 2005 -- 2:00pm April 2, 2005 -- 11:00am, 2:00pm April 16, 2005 -- 11:00am, 2:00pm |
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Washington-on-the-Brazos is the historic site where the Texas Declaration of Independence was drafted and signed on March 2, 1836. Call 936-878-2214 for additional information. |
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Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park Association |
