Excavations at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site reveal fascinating insights into Texas history. The ongoing $51 million project aims to restore the site to its former glory, with plans to reconstruct key structures by late 2025.
Hidetown grew into a large settlement, taking the name Sweetwater City, and eventually Mobeetie, the native name for the town which means ‘buffalo dung’.
The Texas park at the center of the border battle between Texas and Washington DC is named after a confederate general who refused to surrender and instead fled to Mexico.