Sugar Land in Fort Bend County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Stafford Plantation

Photographed by James Hulse, July 11, 2022

1. Stafford Plantation Marker

Inscription. Tennessean William Joseph Stafford and his second wife, Martha Cartwright, moved their family to this area in 1822 as part of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colony. Here they reared eight children and developed a plantation with a sugar cane mill and cotton gin. The plantation, known as Stafford's Point, produced sugar with a high molasses content and prospered even when local cotton production was low. During the Texas Revolution, Mexican troops burned the plantation buildings, but the family rebuilt, and the settlement surrounding the plantation became a commercial center, known today as Stafford. This site is thought to be the cemetery of the early Stafford Plantation.

Erected 2003 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13179.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 29° 36.353′ N, 95° 35.129′ W. Marker is in Sugar Land, Texas, in Fort Bend County. It can be reached from Dulles Avenue 0.1 miles west of Avenue E. You can access Stafford Plantation

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Cemetery by walking 1,000 feet west of Dulles Avenue along the bayou. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sugar Land TX 77478, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also on the American 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William J. Stafford Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Paschal Paolo Borden (within shouting distance of this marker); Stafford's Point (approx. 1.2 miles away); Court Hardware Company (approx. 1.8 miles away); Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado (approx. 2 miles away); Stafford Municipal School District (approx. 2½ miles away); Sugar Land First United Methodist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); In Honor of Lonnie Green (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by James Hulse, July 11, 2022

2. Stafford Plantation Marker

of all markers in Sugar Land.

Also see . . . Stafford, William Joseph (1764–1840). Texas State Historical Association (Submitted on July 12, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Stafford Plantation Marker is on the right of the two markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 11, 2022

3. The Stafford Plantation Marker is on the right of the two markers

The view of the Stafford Plantation Marker from walking along the bayou image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 11, 2022

4. The view of the Stafford Plantation Marker from walking along the bayou

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,221 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 12, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.