Footprints of Fayette

Detail showing the sites for both Colorado City and La Grange along the Colorado River on an 1840 map of Fayette County by W.H. Sandusky, Texas General Land Office draftsman [GLO #3539].
Detail showing the sites for both Colorado City and La Grange along the Colorado River on an 1840 map of Fayette County by W.H. Sandusky, Texas General Land Office draftsman [GLO #3539].

A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission

Some 35 years ago, in another life, one of my hobbies was to guide small groups on canoe/ kayak trips down the Colorado River. On this particular trip, my friend Gary and I made the run from Plum Park to La Grange. It was an easy one-day float, passing by many interesting historic and geological features along the way.

We were nearing…