| Marker Number |
9069 |
| Atlas Number |
5157009069 |
| Marker Title |
Sugar Land |
| Index Entry |
Sugar Land |
| Address |
198 Kempner Street |
| City |
Sugar Land |
| County |
Fort Bend |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
244756 |
| UTM Northing |
3279658 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns |
| Marker Year |
1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Sugar Land Heritage Foundation, Imperial Sugar Building, in storage |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Replacement In Progress |
| Marker Size |
24" x 18" |
| Marker Text |
Founded 1853. Named by B. F. Terry and W. J. Kyle for sugar mill and plantation bought on their return with fortunes from California Gold Rush. The town's founders organized Terry's Texas Rangers at the start of the Civil War. Farming market. Site of Texas' only cane sugar refinery. Texas prison farms are located nearby. |
