Birthplace of the Lone Star Flag of TexasIn 1997, the Texas House of Representatives of the 75th Texas Legislature officially commemorated Montgomery County, Texas, as the birthplace of the Lone Star Flag of Texas in the following House Resolution:
H.R. No. 1123 R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Lone Star Flag, with its vibrant fields of red, white, and blue and a single inset
star, has served as a proud symbol of Texas since 1839; and
WHEREAS, At the request of President Mirabeau B. Lamar, Dr. Charles B. Stewart of Montgomery
County created this inspirational banner, and the elegant simplicity of his design truly exemplified the
united will of the citizens of the new Republic of Texas; and
WHEREAS, After winning approval by a committee of six signers of the Texas Declaration of
Independence and then Congress, the Lone Star Flag was officially designated in 1839, and since that time
it has graced flagpoles across the state of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Following Dr. Stewart's passing, his flag sketch and other materials were handed down
first to his son, Edmund, and later to his granddaughter, Elizabeth Stewart Fling, who donated them to the
State Archives in Austin in order to preserve her grandfather's historic works for current and future
generations of Texans; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of Dr. Stewart's timeless contribution to our state's heritage, a history
of the flag documentation was created for permanent display at the Montgomery County Heritage Museum in
Conroe; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Charles B. Stewart's design of the Lone Star Flag created in cloth and in color an
embodiment of the spirit and will of the people of Texas, and his work remains a great source of pride to
the people of Montgomery County today, nearly 160 years after its creation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas Legislature hereby officially
commemorate Montgomery County as the birthplace of the Lone Star Flag.
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