How Bastrop played a key role in WWII and boasts a connection to the 1900 Galveston hurricane

Robbie Saunders is a local historian and a board member with the Bastrop Museum & Visitor Center. She shared this information for the Standard’s Texas Museum Map series:

The Bastrop Museum & Visitor Center is located in the heart of downtown Bastrop. The community has been called the most historic small town in Texas.

Our motto is “Bastrop history is Texas history.” So whether you’re a new move-in, a long-time local, a day tripper, or a first-time traveler to Texas, you need to come see us because we have the information and history you’re looking for.

The museum’s award-winning exhibits are a timeline in Bastrop history. They include the Camino Real and the Texas Revolution. There are cotton, cattle, and coal mining exhibits and an exhibit dedicated to World War II, when Bastrop was the largest Army training facility in the United States.

Other exhibits include one for Bastrop’s very own Gov. Joseph Draper
Sayers, who was governor during the devastating 1900 Galveston hurricane.

The museum also hosts special events that showcase Bastrop culture and heritage, including our holiday events, live music and even the Baron de Bastrop’s Birthday. There’s also something going on every day to showcase the vibrant spirit of Bastrop. So please come see us.