Marker Inscription
Founded 1834 by Sterling C. Robertson, colonizer of a 100 by 200-mile area embracing all or part of 30 later Texas counties. Situated near falls of Brazos River, where over a stony ford passed much traffic between east and southwest Texas, this was Robertson Colony capital. An important Sarahville site was land office, where settlers applied for their titles. Town was named for Robertson's mother, and for Agustin Viesca, Governor of the province of Coahuila and Texas. Target of Indian hostilities, Sarahville was abandoned, 1836.
About this site
Sarahville de Viesca, Site of Colonial Capital is a historical marker in Falls County, Texas, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Falls County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 70 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.2511, -96.8478. The nearest cataloged historic site is Falls County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Harrison, General Thomas, Falls County Cemetery, and Bucksnort.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5145004592. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
