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Richmond Texas Timeline
Oct 03, 2007 16:59:44
A time line of Richmond history: 1822: First settlers arrived, closely followed by members of Austin's "Old 300" The settlement was named after a log fortification on a bend of the Brazos River - the location was an important ford on the river. 1836: Evacuated during "The Runaway Scrape" 1837: The town is platted, promoted and named after Richmond, England. Incorporated in May of 1837 and becoming county seat when Fort Bend County was organized later in the year. 1839: First newspaper - the Richmond Telescope and Texas Literary Register, was published 1842: First courthouse built 1853: Yellow Fever epidemic hits Richmond 1855: The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railroad arrives 1866: Freedman's Bureau opens when enamcipated slaves leave plantations and move to the city 1867: Union occupation troops stationed at Richmond 1871: New Courthouse 1878: The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe RR bypasses Richmond by 3 miles - giving birth to Rosenburg, Texas 1888: First bridge across the Brazos is built 1893: First steel bridge is built 1899: Brazos floods 1908: Fourth County Courthouse 1920s: Population is 1,273. Oil discoveries add to the economy - rice, sugar and cotton are main crops After WWII, the more mobile population moved to Houston for better jobs. The population was stagnant until people started commuting from Houston in the 1970s. Source: texasescapes.com
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