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Site of the first agency, January 1845 Generally known as "Peters' Colony" in honor of William S. Peters who, under a colonization contract secured in 1841 from the Republic of Texas, introduced more than ten thousand settlers to 17 counties of North Texas. (4 mi. E. Farmers Branch, Dallas County)
Texian Land and Emigration Company is a historical marker in Farmers Branch, Dallas County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 348 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 531 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.9228, -96.8933 near Farmers Branch. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Baptist Church of Farmers Branch (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Keenan Cemetery, Keenan, John, and Myers, David.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006898. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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