Marker Inscription
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.
Historical Marker
Fort Bend
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About this site
Fort Bend is a historical marker in Richmond, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 237 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5772, -95.7517 near Richmond. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lamar, Mirabeau B., Site of the Home of (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mrs. Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long, San Gabriel, and Dyer-Myers Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5157008993. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Fort Bend was a log blockhouse built in 1822 in a large bend of the Brazos River by settlers of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, including William Little and Joseph Polley, to guard against raids. The crossing became one of the more favorable fords of the Brazos, and in April 1836 part of Santa Anna's army crossed there. A settlement grew around the post, and its name was given to the county created in 1837; nearby Richmond soon absorbed the community.
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