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Austin County Jail
Bellville, TX
Calling their old jail "unsafe, unfit, and inadequate," the Austin County Court contracted in 1896 with Pauly Jail Building Co. of St....
Bellville
Bellville, TX
Brothers Thomas and James Bell came to this area from Florida in 1822 with Stephen F. Austin's colony and acquired about 2,000 acres of...
Bellville General Hospital
Bellville, TX
Bellville General Hospital Bellville was founded as county seat of Austin County in January 1848, on land provided by Thomas Bell, for...
Charles Fordtran
Industry, TX
(May 7, 1801-Nov. 1, 1900) In Jan. 1831 Charles Fordtran, a German of Huguenot descent, joined the colony of Stephen F. Austin.
Dr. James West Bostick
Sealy, TX
(ca. 1840-February 22, 1897) James West Bostick, born in a log cabin near Cat Spring, Austin County, Texas, was the son of J.H. Bostick,...
E. O. Finn Building
Bellville, TX
Situated on land originally granted by the Mexican government to Austin County pioneer John Nichols, this vernacular Italianate...
Early Roads to San Felipe
San Felipe, TX
During the mid-1820s, when Stephen F. Austin was founding this town, the only roads in the area were wagon ruts of beaten trails marked...
Education in Industry
Industry, TX
Education in Industry German settlers established the town of Industry in 1831.
Elemelech Swearingen
Cat Spring, TX
(September 25, 1805 - May 15, 1887) Austin County pioneer and Texas War for Independence veteran, Elemelech Swearingen, was born in...
Fisches Park
Industry, TX
Fisches Park is part of the original land granted to Frederich Ernst, known as “the Father of German immigration to Texas.
Friedrich Ernst
Industry, TX
Christian Friedrich Ernst (Dirks) was born in Germany in 1796.
Hill House
San Felipe, TX
The first known person to occupy the land where the Hill House is located was Judge Robert M. "Three Legged Willie" Williamson.
James Bradford Pier
Kenney, TX
(Nov. 23, 1813-Feb. 5, 1888) A native of Circleville, Ohio, J. B. Pier came to Texas in 1835 with his wife, Lucy (Merry).
John Bell Lewis Home
Bellville, TX
Influential Austin county resident John Bell Lewis (1845-1920) was born on a plantation near Coffeeville, Alabama.
John Friedrich Ernst, Jr.
Industry, TX
A native of Oldenburg, Germany, John Friedrich Ernst (1820-1863) emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of nine.
Lindemann-Ott House
Industry, TX
This house dates to 1870, when Jacob Ott (1848-1932) began construction on a home with his carpenter neighbor, August Gruensendorf.
Martin Allen
Wallis, TX
(November 28, 1780-December 30, 1837) As a young man Martin Allen assisted his father, Benjamin, in surveying roads in their native state...
Millheim Harmonie Verein
Sealy, TX
German immigrants arriving in Texas during the 1840s soon established singing societies in their new communities to carry on the...
San Felipe de Austin
San Felipe, TX
First Anglo-American capital of Texas.
Sealy
Sealy, TX
Founded in 1879 on the route of the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad, Sealy was named for Galveston businessman and railroad...
Stephen F. Austin
San Felipe, TX
Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas, November 3, 1793-December 27, 1836.
Wallis State Bank
Wallis, TX
Settlement in this area began in the late 1830s.