Near Brazoria in Brazoria County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Levi Jordan Plantation
Photographed by Chris Kneupper
1. Levi Jordan Plantation Marker
Home built 1848-1851 by slave labor; materials came by sea, Florida to Velasco, and up the San Bernard River.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9570.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 28° 59.898′ N, 95° 38.868′ W. Marker is near Brazoria, Texas, in Brazoria County. It is on FM 521 Road (Farm to Market Road 521), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sweeny TX 77480, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of Paradise Memorial Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); McCroskey-Stringfellow House (approx. 4½ miles away); Sweeny Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Thomas Jefferson Sweeny (approx. 5.2 miles away); Sweeny's Unknown Soldier (approx. 5.3 miles away); Sweeny Family Burial Ground (approx. 5.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Brazoria (approx. 5.6 miles away); Houston Tap and Brazoria Railway Company (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brazoria.
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Photographed by Chris Kneupper
2. Levi Jordan Plantation Marker
Photographed by Chris Kneupper
3. Levi Jordan Plantation main house
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2021, by Chris Kneupper of Brazoria, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,043 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 11, 2021, by Chris Kneupper of Brazoria, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
