| Marker Number |
4592 |
| Atlas Number |
5145004592 |
| Marker Title |
Sarahville de Viesca, Site of Colonial Capital |
| Index Entry |
Sarahville de Viesca, Site of Colonial Capital |
| Address |
|
| City |
|
| County |
Falls |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
704947 |
| UTM Northing |
3459242 |
| Subject Codes |
settlements; colonization; ghost towns; women |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Reagan, take SH 6 north about 3.5 mi. to roadside park |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
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. |
