Author: Texas. Historic Sites and Restoration BranchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Preservation plan and program for Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Park, Washington County, Texas
Author: Texas. Historic Sites and Restoration BranchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Park
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Park
Author: Sue Winton MossPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington State Park (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Park
Author: Sue Winton MossPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington State Park (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Washington on the Brazos
Author: Richard B. McCaslinPublisher: Fred Rider Cotten Popular Hist
ISBN: 9781625110367
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With Washington on the Brazos: Cradle of the Texas Republic, noted historian Richard B. McCaslin recovers the history of an iconic Texas town. The story of the Texas Republic begins and ends at Washington, but the town's history extends much further. Texas leaders gathered in the new town on the west bank of the Brazos in March 1836 to establish a new republic. After approving a declaration of independence and constitution, they fled as Santa Anna's army approached. The government of the Republic of Texas returned there in 1842, but after the United States annexed Texas in 1846, Austin replaced Washington as the capital of the Lone Star State. The town became a thriving river port in the 1850s, when steamboat cargoes paid for many new buildings. But the community steeply declined when its leaders decided to rely on steamers rather than invest in a railroad line, although German immigrants and African American residents kept the town alive. Later, Progressive Era plans for historic tourism focused the town's central role in the Texas Republic brought renewed interest, and a state park was founded. The Texas centennial in 1936 and the hard work of citizens' organizations beginning in the 1950s transformed this park into Washington-on-the-Brazos, the state historic site that serves today as the primary focus for preserving the history of the Republic of Texas.
Washington on the Brazos
Author: Richard B. McCaslinPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1625110383
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
With Washington on the Brazos: Cradle of the Texas Republic, noted historian Richard B. McCaslin recovers the history of an iconic Texas town. The story of the Texas Republic begins and ends at Washington, but the town’s history extends much further. Texas leaders gathered in the new town on the west bank of the Brazos in March 1836 to establish a new republic. After approving a declaration of independence and constitution, they fled as Santa Anna's army approached. The government of the Republic of Texas returned there in 1842, but after the United States annexed Texas in 1846, Austin replaced Washington as the capital of the Lone Star State. The town became a thriving river port in the 1850s, when steamboat cargoes paid for many new buildings. But the community steeply declined when its leaders decided to rely on steamers rather than invest in a railroad line, although German immigrants and African American residents kept the town alive. Later, Progressive Era plans for historic tourism focused the town’s central role in the Texas Republic brought renewed interest, and a state park was founded. The Texas centennial in 1936 and the hard work of citizens’ organizations beginning in the 1950s transformed this park into Washington-on-the-Brazos, the state historic site that serves today as the primary focus for preserving the history of the Republic of Texas.
Archaeological Mitigation of a Proposed Flagpole Location at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Park, Washington County, Texas
Author: Daniel J. CrouchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Report on the 1995 archaeological and historical investigations at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Park (41WT5), Washington County, Texas
Author: Texas A & M University. Center for Environmental ArchaeologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas
Author: Carol Morris LittlePublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292760363
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Traces the history of outdoor sculpture in Texas, and features brief descriptions of over eight hundred works, each with the artist's name, birth date, and nationality, the sculpture's date, type, size, material, location, and source of funding, and comments. Grouped by city.
Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada
Author: American Association for State and Local HistoryPublisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780759100022
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1366
Book Description
This multi-functional reference is a useful tool to find information about history-related organizations and programs and to contact those working in history across the country.