BRAZOS TALES: Secrecy essential to import of slaves – The Facts
In the 1830s, once a few planters in Brazoria County and elsewhere near the Gulf of Mexico had shown they could grow enormously profitable crops …
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Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
In the 1830s, once a few planters in Brazoria County and elsewhere near the Gulf of Mexico had shown they could grow enormously profitable crops …
Read MoreHe noted that one of Brazoria County’s best-known early residents, James B. “Brit” Bailey, who settled west of present-day Angleton in the early …
Read MoreMunson of Brazoria County, who had spent the summers of his boyhood with his family at Velasco. At that time, she wrote, a Lt. Redfield, then an …
Read MoreHe opened the water canal that later began the rice farming industry which would become one of Brazoria County’s most important farm crops. During the …
Read MoreDrainage during those years was virtually nonexistent, and devastating floods plagued all of Brazoria County every few years.
Read MoreA number of Official Texas Historical Grave Markers have been placed throughout Brazoria County honoring the deeds of former residents, …
Read MorePhelps, the owner of Orozimbo Plantation in the western part of Brazoria County, was among the group of men who would become known to future Texas …
Read MoreThe story of Orlando Phelps, the son of Dr. James A.E. Phelps of Brazoria County, is one that has been told for almost two centuries, though there …
Read More… Brazoria County are detailed in my book about Peach Point Plantation. … and former chairwoman of the Brazoria County Historical Commission.
Read MoreMarie Beth Jones is a member and former chairwoman of the Brazoria County Historical Commission. Contact her at 979-849-5467 or …
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