Historical Marker

One-Eighth Mile South to Peach Point

Jones Creek · Brazoria County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5039009581

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Marker Inscription

Home of Mrs. Emily M. Perry 1795-1851, only sister of Stephen F. Austin, who regarded the place as his home after the burning of San Felipe on March 29, 1836.

About this site

One-Eighth Mile South to Peach Point is a historical marker in Jones Creek, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.9785, -95.4721 near Jones Creek. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bryan, Major Guy M. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Jones Creek, Brown, Major Reuben R., and William Joel Bryan.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009581. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This roadside marker points toward Peach Point Plantation, settled in December 1832 by James Franklin Perry and his wife Emily Austin Perry, the only sister of Stephen F. Austin. After the burning of San Felipe in 1836, Austin considered Peach Point his true home in Texas, and he died there in December 1836. Worked with enslaved labor to raise cotton and sugar cane, the plantation remained in the Perry-Bryan family and its cemetery holds several early Texas figures.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org tshaonline.org hmdb.org

📍 28.9785, -95.4721 · Jones Creek, Brazoria County

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