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New Kentucky Park has a link to the Battle of
San Jacinto. The name comes from the fact that there once was a
little settlement named New Kentucky on this site. But before that,
while Texas was part of Mexico, this site was the homestead of Abram (or
Abraham) Roberts. There was a wagon road running about where FM 2920
is today, from Hempstead toward Liberty. Sam Houston and the Texas
Army were traveling eastward on that road, in April 1836. There was
a fork in the road at Roberts place, leading southward toward Harrisburg.
The Texas Army had been retreating for weeks. The Texans knew that the Mexican Army was in the Harrisburg area. There reportedly was some suspense among the Texas troops: would General Houston continue to retreat or turn south and try to confront the Mexicans? There has been a dispute ever since as to whether the army just did it spontaneously or did it following Houston's orders. But Houston and the army both turned south and a Texas Historical Marker in New Kentucky Park attests that this is the place where the fateful maneuver occurred. |
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Abram (Abraham) Roberts was born in Georgia in 1773. He was a widower when he came to Texas in 1827. He settled here in 1829. The New Kentucky Park site is just a
fraction under 4 acres. It was donated to Harris County in 1960 by
Champion Paper and Fiber. The park has a pavilion, picnic tables and
grills, and restrooms. Overnight camping is allowed for organized,
supervised groups. More information is available at (281) 496-2177. |
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