DUANE
Fort Bend County, Texas
Historical Markers in Sugar Land, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Sugar Land, in Fort Bend County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Texas Revolution, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1964 and 2021. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Sugar Land stories
- The Sugar Land Refineryplaced 1978
Stephen F. Austin's colonists brought sugar cane to Fort Bend County in the 1820s. The Sugar Land area was once part of Oakland Plantation, where…
- "Sugar Land 95" State Convict Lease Labor Camp Cemeteryplaced 2021
In 2018, evidence of human burials were discovered during the construction phase of the James Reese Career and Technical Center.
- Hodge's Bend Cemeteryplaced 1975
A veteran of "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion's South Carolina brigade during the American Revolution, Alexander Hodge (b.
- Stafford Plantationplaced 2003
Stafford Plantation Tennessean William Joseph Stafford and his second wife, Martha Cartwright, moved their family to this area in 1822 as part of…
- Sugar Landplaced 1964
Founded 1853. Named by B. F. Terry and W. J. Kyle for sugar mill and plantation bought on their return with fortunes from California Gold Rush.
- Imperial Prison Farm Cemeteryplaced 2015
Prior to the Civil War, this rich river bottom land was known for its cotton, corn and sugar cane crops and sugar mill.
All 7 historical markers in Sugar Land
Historical markers near Sugar Land
- Richmond18 stories · 7 mi
- Rosenberg7 stories · 11 mi
- Houston236 stories · 19 mi
- San Felipe8 stories · 30 mi
- West Columbia14 stories · 32 mi
- Sealy6 stories · 34 mi
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