| Marker Number |
5399 |
| Atlas Number |
5439005399 |
| Marker Title |
The Peters Colony in Tarrant County |
| Index Entry |
Peters Colony in Tarrant County |
| Address |
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| City |
Grapevine |
| County |
Tarrant |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
settlements; pioneers; colonization |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SH 26, 1600 feet east of Mustang Road (near Mustang-Panther Stadium) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1841, W.S. Peters of Kentucky and associates contracted with the Republic of Texas to bring immigrants to this area. By 1848, Peters Colony land covered nearly 2 million acres in north central Texas, including all of Tarrant County. Speculation in unlocated land certificates was rampant. About 150 colonists and their families, most of whom were American-born farmers of meager means, settled in Tarrant County. As the most extensive empresario enterprise undertaken by the Republic, the Peters Colony helped open this area of Texas to settlement. |
