Details for Site of Thomas Plantation and Steamboat Landing
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5471008476
Data
| Marker Number | 8476 |
| Atlas Number | 5471008476 |
| Marker Title | Site of Thomas Plantation and Steamboat Landing |
| Index Entry | Thomas Plantation and Steamboat Landing |
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| City | |
| County | Walker |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 275635 |
| UTM Northing | 3416992 |
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| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From the intersection of FM 980 and FM 3454 (Thomas Lake Rd.) E Riverside; take FM 3454 N approx. 2 miles to Sterling Island near the intersection of ? |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | John Richard Thomas (1820-63) of Alabama came to Texas in 1854. Developing a 1060-acre plantation, he built wharves here on the Trinity for shipping his cotton, corn, molasses, and other goods. Thomas' Landing was a regular port of call, giving riverboats considerable business. The Civil War (1861-65) and Thomas' death brought adversity to his people. After 1872, when a railroad was built into Walker County, river shipping ceased. The landing, the plantation "big house" and other buildings once stood near the site now retaining the cemetery. |