About Our Sesquicentennial Emblem

This emblem, designed by RHGS President Steven Butler, celebrates the growth and progress enjoyed by Richardson, Texas during the first 150 years of its existence. The locomotive in the center recalls that the Houston & Texas Central Railway created the town of Richardson, named for H.&T.C. Secretary A. S. Richardson, in 1873. The emblem, which is copyrighted by the Richardson Historical & Genealogical Society, will be used on a variety of RHGS merchandise during the Sesquicentennial Year (2023). The generic rendering of a steam locomotive, which is in the public domain, comes from a nineteenth century book entitled Harpel’s Typograph. The initials "H.&T.C." have been added to it, to identify it as a locomotive belonging to the Houston & Texas Central Railway.