From Wikipedia.
In the earlier posts on Moses Austin, I mentioned the town of Austinville, Virginia, which was named after Moses Austin.
An unincorporated community in New River in southern Wythe County, Virginia. New River State Park is there as is the Shot Tower Historical State Park which is nearby.
Stephen F. Austin was born here.
I have driven by the Shot Tower often on I-77, but never stopped. Hey, lead in those shoy.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
Showing posts with label lead industry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lead industry. Show all posts
Friday, December 2, 2016
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Moses Austin-- Part 2: Failed Business and On To Missouri
Moses Austin then moved to southwest Virginia and got into the lead business in Wythe County. He and his brother Stephen (namesake of his son) and others industrialized the area, building several smelters and furnaces. The small village that grew up there became known as Austinville and Moses got the name of the "Lead King."
But, he incurred debts and his company collapsed and Moses skipped out of the state to avoid imprisonment. His next stop was Missouri for its rich lead deposits, but it was then part of Spanish Louisiana. In 1798, he was granted land in return for declaring allegiance to the Spanish Crown.
In 1803, Missouri became part of the United States as a result of the Louisiana Purchase.
--Brock-Perry
But, he incurred debts and his company collapsed and Moses skipped out of the state to avoid imprisonment. His next stop was Missouri for its rich lead deposits, but it was then part of Spanish Louisiana. In 1798, he was granted land in return for declaring allegiance to the Spanish Crown.
In 1803, Missouri became part of the United States as a result of the Louisiana Purchase.
--Brock-Perry
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Moses Austin: Land Grant to Set Up American Colony in Texas
From Wikipedia.
October 4, 1761-June 10, 1821.
Back on November 23rd, I wrote about Zadock Woods being financially destroyed through business dealings with Moses Austin, who I then found out was the father of Texas' Stephen F. Austin.
American businessman and major mover in the development of the U.S. lead industry, father of Stephen F. Austin.
In 1820, Moses Austin received a land grant from the Spanish Crown and planned to establish an Anglo-American settlement in Spanish Texas, but died before his dream was realized. On his death bed he pleaded for his son, Stephen F. Austin, to continue with the dream and he did.
Moses Austin was born in Durham, Connecticut and moved to Philadelphia in 1784, and then to Richmond, Virginia, where he married Mary Brown, from an affluent iron mining family. His second child, Stephen F. Austin, was born in 1793.
--Brock-Perry
October 4, 1761-June 10, 1821.
Back on November 23rd, I wrote about Zadock Woods being financially destroyed through business dealings with Moses Austin, who I then found out was the father of Texas' Stephen F. Austin.
American businessman and major mover in the development of the U.S. lead industry, father of Stephen F. Austin.
In 1820, Moses Austin received a land grant from the Spanish Crown and planned to establish an Anglo-American settlement in Spanish Texas, but died before his dream was realized. On his death bed he pleaded for his son, Stephen F. Austin, to continue with the dream and he did.
Moses Austin was born in Durham, Connecticut and moved to Philadelphia in 1784, and then to Richmond, Virginia, where he married Mary Brown, from an affluent iron mining family. His second child, Stephen F. Austin, was born in 1793.
--Brock-Perry
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