In 1820, Moses Austin, the father of Stephen F. Austin, is ordered out of San Antonio by sundown, after meeting with the Spanish governor in a failed bid to start an American colony in Spanish-controlled Texas.  Dejected, he walks out and while crossing a public square, runs into Baron de Bastrop, whom he hasn’t seen in twenty years. Local historian Ken Kesselus tells us the rest of the story of how Bastrop got its name.

In 1820, Moses Austin, the father of Stephen F. Austin, is ordered out of San Antonio by sundown, after meeting with the Spanish governor in a failed bid to start an American colony in Spanish-controlled Texas. Dejected, he walks out and while crossing a public square, runs into Baron de Bastrop, whom he hasn’t seen in twenty years. Local historian Ken Kesselus tells us the rest of the story of how Bastrop got its name.

In 1820, Moses Austin, the father of Stephen F. Austin, is ordered out of San Antonio by sundown, after meeting with the Spanish governor in a failed bid to start an American colony in&nbsp;Spanish-controlled Texas.&nbsp; Dejected, he walks out and while crossing a public square, runs into Baron de Bastrop, whom he hasn’t seen in twenty years. Local historian Ken Kesselus tells us the rest of the story of how Bastrop got its name.

How the Texas town of Bastrop was named.

This is a place called Bastrop - a podcast focused on the people in a small town in central Texas. A place both unique and characteristic of the state’s history. A place with a cultural integrity that unfolds with each passing year.

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How the Texas town of Bastrop was named.

How the Texas town of Bastrop was named.