San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site

San Felipe de Austin State Historic State.

San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site is a historic site located in San Felipe, Austin County, Texas. The site preserves the location of the first provisional capital and Anglo-American colony in Mexican-owned Texas.[1]

San Felipe de Austin was established in 1823 by Stephen F. Austin, who initially brought 297 families, the Old Three Hundred, under a contract with the Mexican Government.[2] San Felipe de Austin played an important role in the events of the Texas Revolution. The conventions of 1832 and 1833 and the Consultation of 1835 were all held there.[3]

On January 1, 2008, the site was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission.[4]

Today, the site features a statue of Stephen F. Austin, a replica log cabin, and the 1847 Josey Store.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "San Felipe de Austin". Colonial Capital of Texas. Friends of the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Long, Christopher (June 15, 2010). "Old Three Hundred". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
  3. ↑ "The Capitals of Texas". Texas Almanac. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Former TPWD Operated Parks". Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site". Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism. 2016.
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