Stringfellow Ranch

Born at Old Brazoria, Robert Edward Lee Stringfellow (1866-1951) began his career on a cattle ranch at the age of 14. Soon he acquired his own herd. He opened a Velasco meat market in 1890 and provided beef for workers building jetties at the mouth of the Brazos River. Stringfellow's ranch holdings here in southern Brazoria County increased to 20,000 acres. A philanthropist and civic leader, Stringfellow was an early builder and investor in Freeport townsite. After he was injured in the 1932 hurricane, his wife Nannie (Maddox) (d. 1971) operated the ranch and Freeport interests. (1980)

Stringfellow Ranch is a historical marker in Freeport, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1980. 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 28.9699, -95.4239 near Freeport. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hagerman Family Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Eastern Branch Cemetery, Durazno Plantation, and Velasco Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009596. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.