Mount Vernon
From Brenham, take US 290 about 2 1/2 mi. W to FM 2679, go NW about 1 mi. to CR 48 (Mount Vernon Rd.). Go NE about 2 mi. to marker on S side of road (5759 Mt. Vernon Rd.)., Mount Vernon, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1841
EST. 1841
1798
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Mount Vernon.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Mount Vernon
John Stamps founded Mount Vernon, a settlement named for George Washington's Virginia home, serving as the seat of Washington County from 1841 to 1844. The community included a log courthouse, jail, homes, businesses, churches, and a school for some twenty families. An 1844 election moved the county seat to Brenham, and the town vanished by 1900.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Mount Vernon
The rural settlement of Mount Vernon, named for the Virginia home of President George Washington, served as county seat of Washington County from 1841 to 1844. John Stamps (1798-1867), an early area settler, is credited with founding and naming the Mount Vernon community. Stamps, who owned vast acreage in this vicinity, represented Washington County in the Eighth Congress of the Republic of Texas in 1843-44. At its height, Mount Vernon included a log courthouse and jail, homes, businesses, churches, and a school. An estimated twenty families lived in the community. An election held in 1844 resulted in the relocation of the county seat to Brenham. The loss of county seat status, coupled with the improvement of transportation as new roads were built enabling easy travel to Brenham, resulted in the demise of the Mount Vernon township by the 1880s. Families gradually moved away, and by 1900 all that remained of the community were a few building foundations. Eventually, the town site reverted to farmland. Although no physical remnants of Mount Vernon exist, it remains a significant part of Washington County history. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5477008371
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