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Following the establishment of the district of Brazos by the
legislature of Coahuila and Texas in 1834, the citizens of
Washington-on-the-Brazos petitioned the political chief at San
Felipe de Austin, James B. Miller, to grant the community municipal
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In December 1835 the Texan army commanded by Gen. Sam Houston
established its headquarters there; the following March the town was
the site of the Convention of 1836, which issued the Texas
Declaration of Independence and established the ad interim
government. Fearing
retribution from Mexican forces, the delegates and local population
then evacuated the area, leaving the town temporarily abandoned. |
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Washington County was formally established by the legislature of
the Republic of Texas in 1836 and was organized in 1837.
Washington-on-the-Brazos became the county seat. Immigration into
the area increased significantly in the years after the
establishment of the republic, and the rise in population led to the
division of the county, which was originally one of the largest in
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