William P. Huff, a San Felipe merchant, joined a group of Texans who traveled to the newly discovered gold fields of California in a wagon train in 1849. Huff wrote an extensive journal of his journey from Fredericksburg, Texas to Yuma, Arizona, in which he left detailed information about the route taken along what came to be known as the Southern Emigrant Route. Huff’s entire journal will soon be published, for the first tine, by James Woodrick. Meanwhile, those who are interested in the earliest roads through West Texas, and on to California can access the interactive map below to see the entire journey, with its daily stops. A daily log with summary description of each day's travel is also included below.
Monday, July 30, 2018
Cannons on the Lower Brazos and at Anahuac
Cannons on the lower Brazos river began arriving in 1830, and at Anahuac in 1831. More arrived in 1835 when Mexican troops established Fort Velasco in April, and when a Mexican ship grounded there in July. In September of 1835 a small swivel gun from Brazoria was sent to Gonzales; it fired the first shot in the Battle of Gonzales. This same gun had fired the first shot in the Battle of Velasco in 1832; it is on display today in the Gonzales Memorial Museum. All of the artillery remaining on the lower Brazos at the end of March, 1836, was sent to Galveston, and from there the Twin Sisters were sent to Sam Houston's army for use at San Jacinto.
Read all about the history of these cannons in the following link:Cannons on the Lower Brazos and at Anahuac
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