I found two more interesting items from the Portal to Texas History. They come from a copy of The Texas Sun, published in Richmond on October 20, 1855.
The first item is a notice announcing the sale of land owned by Mirabeau B. Lamar, 2nd President of the Republic of Texas. This land was formerly owned by Jane Long. It is now the location of Lamar Homestead Park between the county office complex and the Brazos River just south of Richmond.
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| (From the Portal to Texas History) |
The second item is an announcement of the new railroad being extended from Stafford to Richmond. The work wasn't complete, but it was nearly so. Notice Benjamin Franklin Terry and William Kyle of Sugar Land are the contractors.
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| (From the Portal to Texas History) |
Of course, this railroad was the Buffalo Bayou-Brazos-Colorado RR, precursor of today's Southern Pacific line that runs through the middle of Fort Bend County.
