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Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Stephen F. Austin’s colony, San Felipe de Austin,on Saturday, November 11 at San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site. Experience the historic townsite exhibit and take part in demonstrations around the grounds. Interact with living historians who will be demonstrating several activities, including cooking, woodworking, printing the newspaper on the printing press, drills with the militia leader, early Texas Rangers and their equipment, cannon firing, and clothes-making.
 Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site
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Upcoming State Historic Sites Events
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In Person:
- November 3: Caddo Artist Talk - Chase Kahwinhut Earles, Caddo Mounds, Alto
- November 4: Foodways of Fayette County, Kreische Brewery, La Grange
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November 4: San Jacinto Family Day: Feeding an Army, San Jacinto Battleground, La Porte
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November 4-5: Changing Seasons: Field & Home, Barrington Plantation, Washington
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November 11: Father of Texas: San Felipe de Austin's 200th Anniversary, San Felipe
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November 11: Historic Foodways Demonstration: Gingerbread, Starr Family Home, Marshall
- November 11: Foraging and Lunch, Caddo Mounds, Alto
- November 15: Jewish Women and Their Early Activism - Magoffin Home, El Paso
- November 17: Antebellum Army Occupation, Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Fort McKavett
- November 18: Life on the Frontier: Spinning and Weaving, San Jacinto Battleground, La Porte
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