Fort Bend
For the county in the U.S. state of Texas, see
Gen. Vicente Filisola, halted for a short time in mid-May 1836 at Fort Bend. Because Fort Bend had been the center of activity in the area its name was given to the county when it was established in 1837. The next year nearby Richmond, Texas
was selected as the county seat and soon absorbed the smaller Fort Bend settlement. In 1936 the Texas Centennial Commission erected a monument to commemorate Fort Bend's role in the Texas Revolution.
Bibliography
- Gerald S. Pierce, Texas Under Arms: The Camps, Posts, Forts, and Military Towns of the Republic of Texas (Austin: Encino, 1969).
- Harold Schoen, comp., Monuments Erected by the State of Texas to Commemorate the Centenary of Texas Independence (Austin: Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations, 1938).
- Frank X. Tolbert, The Day of San Jacinto (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959; 2d ed., Austin: Pemberton Press, 1969).
- Clarence Wharton, Wharton's History of Fort Bend County (San Antonio: Naylor, 1939).
- The Handbook of Texas Online.
- Texas Historical Marker: ""Marker Title: Fort Bend Address: US 90A City: Richmond County: Fort Bend Year Marker Erected: 1936 Marker Location: West bank of Brazos River
Marker Text: Built in November, 1821, by William Little, William Smithers, Charles Beard, Joseph Polly and Henry Holster. Its name was given to the county when created in 1837.
References
- ^ "Statement of Robert Moore, July 24, 1836". Texas state library and archives commission.
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