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History. In 1822, Nathaniel Lynch built a ferry to cross the San Jacinto River at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou, claiming a landmark better known as Juan Seguin Historic Park. [2][3] The ferry connected what would become the community of Lynchburg, on the east side of the crossing with the road to Harrisburg.
24 lis 2020 · Lynchburg (Lynchburgh), also known as Lynch's Ferry, is at the junction of Interstate Highway 10 and the Crosby-Lynchburg Road and at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto River, some ten miles east of Houston in east central Harris County.
History. Harris County. Lynchburg, 1935. Lynchburg is a new town at the mouth of the San Jacinto and Buffalo Bayou, at the head of Galveston bay; it is a point in the eastern mail route from San Felipe. –Texas by Holley, Mary Austin; Austin, Texas, 1935. Location. 29° 47′ 13.812″ N, 95° 3′ 19.764″ W. See map: Google Maps, Yahoo ...
These historic county maps are cadastral (land ownership) maps, showing original surveys, usually made by virtue of a land grant, within a particular county in Texas. In many ways, these maps represent the foundation of the GLO archival map holdings, as they tie directly into the original land grant documents that are also housed at the GLO.
By 1834, Lynch had platted the town of Lynchburg, moved the ferry landing to the present site, which was on the opposite shore of the his newly platted town of San Jacinto. Lynchburg was a 100-acre town site, being 450 varas wide by 1254 varas and fronting on the San Jacinto River.
History in a Pecan Shell. The place dates from 1822 when one Nathanial Lynch launched his ferry for anyone willing to pay his modest rates. Known first as Lynch’s Ferry, it became Lynchburg in 1834 or 1835 when Nat Lynch platted his land in hopes of a permanent settlement.
Lynchburg (Lynchburgh), also known as Lynch's Ferry, is at the junction of Interstate Highway 10 and the Crosby-Lynchburg Road and at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto River, some ten miles east of Houston in east central Harris County. The town grew up at the north end of Burnet Bay, where Nathaniel Lynch established a ...
