Texas revolutionary Jane Long may not score as much ink in history books as her fans think she deserves. But the spirit of the Mother of Texas is alive and well on Bolivar Peninsula, where she ...

Helen Mooty poses for a portrait while dressed as Jane Long, the "Mother of Texas." The Jane Long Festival will take place Oct. 13, 2012, at Fort Travis Seashore Park on Bolivar Peninsula.

Jane Long earned her nickname, the Mother of Texas, by fighting off Indians on the Bolivar Peninsula while her husband was away and preserving documents from some of the key figures in the Texas ...

Jane Long - Tx. Historical figure. HOUCHRON CAPTION (04/07/1999): Jane Long is known as the Mother of Texas because she is believed to be one of the first Anglo pioneers to give birth on Texas soil.

A part of Texas history, unfamiliar to many, is nestled on the Bolivar peninsula. Here in Fort Travis Seashore Park, sits the Fort Travis Batteries ...

As children on the Texas beach, we played “castaways,” inspired in part by historical figures. Cabeza de Vaca, Jane Long, La Salle and Jean Laffite were among our fantasy roles.

Situated on a portion of the property that was conveyed by Jane Long, often called the "Mother of Texas," to Mirabeau B. Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas, construction of the ...

Jane Long Academy, formerly known as Jane Long Middle School, is named after Jane Wilkinson Long who was called the “Mother of Texas.” The school opened in 1957.