| Marker Number |
6898 |
| Atlas Number |
5113006898 |
| Marker Title |
Texian Land and Emigration Company |
| Index Entry |
Texian Land and Emigration Company |
| Address |
|
| City |
Farmers Branch |
| County |
Dallas |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
696879 |
| UTM Northing |
3644788 |
| Subject Codes |
land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; pioneers; colonization |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Farmers Branch City Hall; corner of Pepperwood and W. M. Dodson Pkwy. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
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) |
