Cuero Land and Immigration Company

On December 25, 1871, Cuero Land and Immigration Company was formed to develop 4,128 acres of land from J. A. Valdez y Gonzales League (granted 1833 by Mexico). Company charter was issued Feb. 7, 1872. There were four founders and stockholders of C. L. I. C.: Gustav Schleicher (1827-1879), civil engineer and lawyer, surveyor of route of Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Railway and city of Cuero, U.S. Congressman (1875-79), honored in naming of a county and a bridge. Fletcher S. Stockdale (1824-1890), lawyer, statesman, Governor of Texas (summer of 1865), member of Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875, civic leader. Charles M. Terrell (1832-1904), U.S. Army paymaster. John C. French (1825-1889), a civic leader, developer. In Jan. 1873, C. L. I. C. donated 100 acres (Morgantown) to Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific to include railway to build its line to this site. First train arrived March 4, 1873, and lot sales boomed. City prospered as western terminus of the railroad. The company donated sites for churches, schools, and public uses (including this block, designated market square). In 1888, when Cuero had 2,000 people, C. L. I. C. ceased operating, but the city continued to grow and prosper. Many street names honor the memory of C. L. I. C. stockholders.

Cuero Land and Immigration Company is a historical marker in Cuero, DeWitt County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in DeWitt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.0915, -97.2895 near Cuero. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas Bandstands (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brayton Flying Field, DeWitt County Courthouse, and Honoring Texas Confederate General August C. Buchel.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5123001127. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.