|
In the years prior to Texas independence, the area was
governed by the Municipality of Washington, which became Washington County during the Texas Revolution. In 1837
the First Congress of the Republic of Texas included the area of present Walker County in Montgomery County when
that county was carved from Washington County. Steamboat navigation of the Trinity River spurred the earliest
burst of commerce in the county. In 1838 James DeWitt established the port town of Cincinnati, which soon became
the leading regional commercial center, partly because it was on the stage road connecting Washington-on-the-Brazos
and Nacogdoches.
|
|
|
In April 1846 the First Legislature of
the new state of Texas established Walker County and designated Huntsville the seat of government. The county's
first officials included Milton Estill as chief justice, Isaac McGary as county clerk, and William Reeves as sheriff.
James Mitchell, Benjamin W. Robinson, Elijah S. Collard, and D. J. Tucker, the county commissioners, held their
first session on July 27, 1846, in Huntsville.
Cities and towns
Huntsville
New Waverly
Riverside
|
