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In 1822, a group of Americans immigrating to Stephen F. Austin s colony stopped at a bend in the Brazos River and built a fort. Originally called Fort Bend and Fort Settlement, Richmond was incorporated in May 1837. A prosperous river port, Richmond became a boomtown with the completion of the first railroad in Texas in 1855. One of the most notorious episodes in Richmond s history was the Jay Bird Woodpecker War in 1888 1889, which led to a gun battle on the streets between the two political factions. Richmond was home to notable historical figures, including Jane Long, Mother of Texas; Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas; Deaf Smith, Texas Revolutionary scout; Carry A. Nation, temperance activist with a penchant for smashing up saloons with a hatchet; and Hilmar Moore, longest-serving US mayor."
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The photographs in this volume are from Fort Bend County Museum Association and Fort Bend County Libraries Genealogy and Local History Department. Clinton Drake is a court-appointed member of the Fort Bend County Historical Commission and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of the Fort Bend County Historical Commission. Theresa Jach, a resident of Richmond, holds a doctorate in US history and teaches at Houston Community College Northwest. Both authors have done extensive research on historic Richmond, Texas.
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- PublisherArcadia Publishing (SC)
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1467131199
- ISBN 13 9781467131193
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages128
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