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Austin was a merchant in New Haven and New York City between 1805 and 1825, but by his own omission, some of those early business ventures were failures. [1] In 1824, Austin received an invitation from Stephen F. Austin to settle and establish a business in his Texas colony. While not immediately taking up the offer, Henry did sail to other ...
The main portion of the house, built beginning in 1879, has rough stone walls on the ground floor and a wood-framed second story. Nearby outbuildings include the original 19th-century stables and corral, and a house for bunking ranch hands. [3] Charles Goodnight (1836–1929) was a native of Illinois who became a Texas Ranger in 1857.
People of Texas in the American Civil War (1 C, 155 P) P. 19th-century Texas politicians (7 C, 7 P) R. People from the Republic of Texas (5 C, 39 P)
A story provided by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association about Lafayette's 19th century African American business entrepreneurs.
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Edward's parents had moved from Massachusetts to Texas sometime during the 1840s, and settled in Houston on land that became the site of the Wortham Center. E.W. Taylor was a prominent 19th-century merchant who had served many years as president of the Houston Cotton Exchange Board, [1] and also brokered in slave trade. [6]
Map of Galveston in 1871 Galveston City Railway Company c 1894. At the end of the 19th century, Galveston was a booming metropolis with a population of 37,000. Its position on the natural harbor of Galveston Bay along the Gulf of Mexico made it the center of trade in Texas and one of the largest cotton ports in the nation, in competition with New Orleans. [22]