Jonathan Failor News Today

WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS — Slowly, surely, Texas’ cradle is revealing its secrets hidden under every patch of turf and clod of dirt. It’s a job meant for teaspoons rather than shovels.

Washington-on-the-Brazos’ Ferry Street is a gravel trail these days with some signs on either side denoting buildings that stood during 1840s Texas. Many visitors might not realize they’re walking the

Archeologists have uncovered knives, pottery and other artifacts at the site of an abandoned town in the Birthplace of Texas, providing new insights to life as an early settler nearly 200 years ago.

The Brazos Valley just experienced more than all the rainfall it gets in a month within the last few days, bringing flood waters to the Washington on-the-Brazos Historic Park.

Washington-on-the-Brazos has received $44 million to renovate the historical site.