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Brazoria County, Texas
Historical Markers in Pearland, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Pearland, in Brazoria County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Tales of Tragedy, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1988 and 2013. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Pearland stories
- Old Settlers Cemeteryplaced 1988
(0.2 miles west) Settlement of this area began as a result of railroad development through north Brazoria County in 1882.
- Pearland and The Santa Fe Railroadplaced 1994
The Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad built a siding switch called "Mark Belt" near here in 1883 as part of its Houston to Alvin branch rail…
- Robert L. and Julia Martin Hunterplaced 2013
ROBERT LEE HUNTER AND JULIA IVA MARTIN HAD ROOTS IN PEARLAND AS EARLY AS THE 1890s WHEN THE AREA WAS KNOWN AS MARK BELT.
- First United Methodist Church of Pearlandplaced 1998
Though local Methodist worship can be traced to 1894, this congregation was officially organized in 1898 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of…
- The 1937 Pearland High Schoolplaced 1999
A terrible storm ravaged Pearland in 1915. Among the important structures it destroyed was the town's high school.
- Zychlinski Parkplaced 1998
Named for the Polish nobleman who came to Brazoria County in the late 1880s and fell in love with the flowering pear trees in an area he called…
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