Historical MarkerStafford Plantation
Sugar Land · Fort Bend County · Dedicated 2003 · THC Atlas #5157013179
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Marker Inscription
Stafford Plantation Tennessean William Joseph Stafford and his second wife, Martha Cartwright, moved their family to this area in 1822 as part of Stephen F. Austin's "old 300" colony. Here they reared eight children and developed a plantation with a sugar cane mill and cotton gin. The plantation, known as Stafford's Point, produced sugar with a high molasses content and prospered even when local cotton production was low. During the Texas Revolution, Mexican troops burned the plantation buildings, but the family rebuilt, and the settlement surrounding the plantation became a commercial center, known today as Stafford. This site is thought to be the cemetery of the early Stafford Plantation. (2003)
About this site
Stafford Plantation is a historical marker in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 237 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.6058, -95.5854 near Sugar Land. The nearest cataloged historic site is Paschal Paolo Borden (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William J. Stafford, San Isidro, and Grand Central.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5157013179. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
