Details for "Brit" Bailey Plantation

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5039009524

Data

Marker Number 9524
Atlas Number 5039009524
Marker Title "Brit" Bailey Plantation
Index Entry Bailey, "Brit", Plantation
Address
City Bailey's Prairie
County Brazoria
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 253653
UTM Northing 3226863
Subject Codes plantations; pioneers
Marker Year 1968
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location SH 35 (roadside park), Bailey's Prairie
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text Established in 1818 as an individual claim by James Briton Bailey, a member later of Austin's colony. Born 1779, Bailey was tall, fearless, of Irish stock. At his request, he was buried (1833) standing up, facing west, gun at side. His restless ghost is said to walk this prairie. (1968)

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