The town of Bastrop, Texas is named after Baron de Bastrop, who served as the land commissioner for Stephen F. Austin’s original Old 300 colony in Texas. But did you know Baron de Bastrop was actually not his real name? In fact he made it up after fleeing the Netherlands on charges of tax evasion and taking on a new persona as a Dutch nobleman when he arrived in America. 🧢👕: @thcprovisions #thcprovisions #texas #bastrop | John Sorsby - Texas History & Outdoors