Bryan, Texas.
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Native of Missouri. Member of prominent family who were Texas statesmen, planters, developers. Grandson of Moses Austin, who obtained from Mexico charter for American Colony in Texas, but died before making settlement. . . .
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Native of Missouri. Member of prominent family who were Texas statesmen, planters, developers. Grandson of Moses Austin, who obtained from Mexico charter for American Colony in Texas, but died before making settlement. . . . (Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Brazos County, part of Stephen F. Austin’s colony, was created from Washington County in 1841. It was first named Navasota County, with Boonville as the county seat. In 1842 the name was changed to Brazos County. Through the . . . 
Furnished horses, equipment and clothing for county men in the Civil War. Levied war taxes on property, exempting lands or estates of Confederate soldiers. After surveying to determine needs of the families of Brazos . . . 
A movie theater has been at this location since 1913 and named “The Queen” since 1914. It was originally located in the three-story Stoddard Hotel built here in 1889. The Schulman family purchased the theater business in . . . 
Occupying a prominent corner in the southern end of Bryan's central business district, the La Salle hotel is an architectural landmark representative of the city's early 20th-century commercial development. At that time, . . . 
Designed by Eugene T. Heiner of Houston, this building was erected in 1891-92 by contractors Martin, Byrne & Johnston. Red brick trim decorates the tan brick walls. A pressed metal cornice encircles the structure, and a . . . 
Erected in recognition of the distinguished service to Texas of Felipe Henrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, 1770-1829. Pioneer Red River empresario. Land Commissioner of Austin’s Colony, member of the Congress of Coahulia and . . . 
Profra. Maria Adelina Flores Morales (-11-XI-1895 23-I-1963) Benefactora de la Educacion Fundo y dirigio el emerito Colegio “La Enseñanza” primaria y normal y las escuelas gratuitas para obreros, campesinos y mujeres . . . 
Site of Bradbury & Evans Printer and Publisher of Dickens and Thackeray 1847 - 1900
Casa Mazariegos Casa de la sucesión de Diego de Mazariegos, fundador de la ciudad. Su construcción data de finales de la primera mitad del siglo XVI. Su estructura original interior ha sido modificada conservando únicamente . . . 
Edgar Wallace was born April 1st, 1875 in Greenwich, London. When he was nine days old, Richard Horatio Edgar, was adopted by George Freeman, a porter at Billingsgate Fish Market, and grew up under the adopted name of Dick . . . 
Hotel Misión Grand Casa edificada en el siglo XVII, reconstruida en el XX por el Arq. Carlos Z. Flores en estilo neoclásico. Propiedad de la sucesión de Andrés de la Tovilla uno de los fundadores de la ciudad. Fue residencia . . . 
Site of the Giltspur Street Compter Demolished 1854
Casa del Congreso De 1824 a 1892 San Cristobal fue capital política del estado de Chiapas, y en esta casa sesionaba el Congreso del Estado, antes denominado Asamblea Departmental. Aniversario 476 de su fundación 31 de marzo . . . 
Site of the Royal College of Physicians 1674 - 1825
Near this spot stood Poulters' Hall 1630-1666
María Adelina Flores Morales 1895 – 1963 Educadora. Primer mujer Sancristobalense en recibirse de normalista en 1927, con su padre y hermanas fundaron el Colegio La Enseñanza; en 1919, el Internado para Señoritas; en 1928, . . . 
Near this spot from 1512 until 1884 stood St. Paul's School Founded by Dean Colet
Miguel Francisco Utrilla Trujillo 1830 – 1919 Militar y funcionario público. Destacado Liberal, defendió decididamente la soberanía del estado. En 1863 participó en la Batalla de Puebla. Fue Jefe Político del Departamento de . . . 
In Honor and Memory of Louisiana College Students who have served and will serve honorably and faithfully in the Armed Forces of the United States of America since the founding of Louisiana College in 1906. *** Deo - . . . 
