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The fort was called Fort Bend because it was built in the bend of the Brazos River. [6] The city of Richmond was incorporated under the Republic of Texas along with 19 other towns in 1837. Fort Bend County was created from parts of Austin, Harris, and Brazoria Counties in 1838.
Fort Bend was a blockhouse built in a large bend of the Brazos River in what is now Fort Bend County, Texas, to provide protection against Indian raids.It was erected in November 1822 by several members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, including William W. Little, Joseph Polley, William Smithers [Smeathers], Charles Beard, Henry Holster and is described as a "little log shanty".
Location of Fort Bend County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fort Bend County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Fort Bend County, Texas. There are one district and seven individual properties listed on ...
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Villages in Fort Bend County, Texas (2 P) Pages in category "Populated places in Fort Bend County, Texas" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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Protected areas of Fort Bend County, Texas (2 P) Pages in category "Geography of Fort Bend County, Texas" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
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