Marker Inscription
Member of Long's Expedition in 1819. Pioneer settler in Austin's colony. Alcalde of Brazoria, 1832. Commander at the Battle of Velasco. Signer of the Turtle Bayou Resolutions; died in 1833
Historical Marker
Austin, John
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About this site
Austin, John is a historical marker in Brazoria, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.0554, -95.5660 near Brazoria. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brazoria Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Barrett, Don Carlos, Dr. Sofie Deligath Herzog, and Masonic Oak.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009522. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
John Austin, an early associate of empresario Stephen F. Austin, joined the Long expedition in 1819 and, after imprisonment in Mexico, helped Stephen Austin settle his Old Three Hundred colonists. He established a cotton gin on Buffalo Bayou and mercantile interests, and in 1828 he founded the town of Brazoria, which became an important port, market, and county seat for the colony. Though only distantly related to Stephen Austin, the two were close friends.
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