Independence Forged in Ink
The Declaration and Constitution at Washington-on-the-Brazos, 190 Years On Picture a raw, unfinished wooden hall on the banks of the Brazos River—leaky roof, dirt floor, the chill of early March seeping through cracks in the walls. Rain drums outside, wagons creak in the mud, and inside, 59 men from across the scattered settlements of Texas crowd benches or stand along the walls. It's March 2, 1836—exactly 190 years ago today—and while cannon fire still echoes faintly from the direction of the Alamo (though the full horror of its fall won't reach them for days), these delegates put quill to paper and…