Historical Markers in Sugar Land, Texas

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• 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 10 historical markers in Sugar Land

• "Sugar Land 95" State Convict Lease Labor Camp Cemetery2021
• Hodge's Bend Cemetery1975
• Imperial Prison Farm Cemetery2015
• Stafford Plantation2003
• Sugar Land1964
• Sugar Land Auditorium1992
• Sugar Land First United Methodist Church2019
• Sugar Land Independent School District No. 171991
• Texas Prison System Central State Farm Main Building2002
• The Sugar Land Refinery1978

Historical markers near Sugar Land

• Richmond38 stories · 8 mi
• Rosenberg17 stories · 11 mi
• Fulshear7 stories · 17 mi
• Houston318 stories · 18 mi
• Needville5 stories · 20 mi
• Pearland6 stories · 22 mi

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