Region: Prairies and Lakes
Known as Washington-on-the-Brazos or Old Washington, this town was
established in 1834 near the location of a Brazos River ferry that had operated
since 1822. The town achieved prominence during the Texas Revolution in 1836 as
the site of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the
drafting of the Constitution of the newly born Republic of Texas. From 1842–46,
Washington-on-the-Brazos served as the capital of the Republic. Through the
1840s and '50s, the town flourished as a retail and commercial center for the
cotton-producing Brazos Valley. The little village today lies just off Texas 105
between Brenham and Navasota.
Nearby Cities: Spring, Tomball, Anderson, Shenandoah, Plantersville, Dime Box, more...