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Planned 1840 to benefit the Republic of Texas by moving rich sugar and cotton crops from plantation areas. Chartered 1841 by 5th Congress of the Republic, in name of Harrisburg Railroad & Trading Company.
H. R. & T. C. did not succeed in . . . — — Map (db m73448) HM
In the late 19th century, Italian immigrants came to the United States to escape poor economic conditions. Juliano DeCorte and his family emigrated from Sicily in 1877 and settled in Bryan. In 1917, his son-in-law Frank Cangelosi purchased several . . . — — Map (db m225434) HM
The city of Stafford, or Stafford’s Point, was settled by William Stafford in the early 1820s. The settlers organized a place for their children to go to school, and by the 1830s, a one-room school was available with ten students attending. Later, . . . — — Map (db m197499) HM
One of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300," William J. Stafford (1764-1840), founded the settlement of Stafford's Point on the 6819.7-acre land grant he received in the winter of 1824. Bringing his family and slaves from his Louisiana sugar . . . — — Map (db m27781) HM
