Railroads of Fort Bend County

(Part of the Images of Rail Series)

by Rosenberg Railroad Museum and Jim Vollmar

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Fort Bend County was formed in the early 1820s by members of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300." Traders utilized barges and steamboats running along the Brazos River to transport cotton and other products from the lower Brazos Valley to the port at Galveston. In 1853, railroads began to play a larger role in the county's transportation system. Transportation facilities were greatly improved when the first railroad in Texas, the Buffalo, Brazos, and Colorado...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0738579017

ISBN13:9780738579016

Release Date:July 2010

Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 6.4" x 9.1"

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