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A part of Austin's grant in 1821; created the municipality of Mina, 1834; became the County of Mina in the Republic of Texas, 1836. Name changed to "Bastrop," December 18, 1837, in honor of Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, 1770-1829, land commissioner of Austin's Colony. Member of the Congress of Coahuila and Texas. Bastrop, the County Seat
Bastrop County is a historical marker in Bastrop, Bastrop County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Bastrop County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1109, -97.2947 near Bastrop. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bastrop, Early History of the City of (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gotier Trace, Lost Pines of Texas, and Sayers, J. D., Governor.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5021009152. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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