In our May newsletter we published a short quiz with a few questions about Bastrop and Texas. Here are the answers.
1. Who was the first woman governor of Texas?
a) Miriam Amanda “Ma” Ferguson (née Wallace; June 13, 1875 – June 25, 1961) was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Texas: from 1925 to 1927, and from 1933 to 1935. She was the first female governor of Texas. More HERE.
2. How many people live in Bastrop County?
b) 106,188, estimated at July 1, 2022. More HERE.
3. What Elon Musk project wants to dump untreated wastewater into the Colorado River?
c) The Boring Company. More HERE.
4. Bastrop County was first occupied in 1804, when a fort was established at the strategic Colorado River crossing of the Old San Antonio Road. What was the name of the fort?
b) Puesta del Colorado. Bastrop was first occupied in 1804, when a fort was established at the strategic Colorado River crossing of the Old San Antonio Road and named Puesta del Colorado.
5. When Bastrop was incorporated in 1837, what, along with farming, was its prominent industry?
c) Timber. The town was incorporated under the laws of Texas on December 18, 1837. The community then comprised a courthouse, a hotel, a stockade, a gunsmith shop, a general store, and a number of residences. With farming, the timber industry provided a mainstay for the local economy from 1836 to 1860. The Lost Pine Forest, the westernmost stand of the eastern pine forest and the only timber available in what was then western Texas, contributed to the economy.