Orange in Orange County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Peyton Bland
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 7, 2021
1. Peyton Bland Marker
Born in 1815 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, Peyton Bland became a vital figure in Orange County. He migrated to Texas as a young man and at Orange in 1835 enrolled to serve in the Texas Revolution. Bland participated in the Grass Fight and the Battle of San Antonio before being discharged. Later reenlisting, he performed guard duty during the Battle of San Jacinto, among other responsibilities.
Bland married Susan (Susannah) Harmon in Beaumont in 1838. The couple moved and settled on an Orange County farm, raising 13 children. Bland built his home on Cow Bayou, north of here, where in addition to farming he ran a local store. Bland also took part in the thriving Texas cattle industry, driving cattle to market in New Orleans. A local resident, later describing Bland, remembered "When he entered the room, he filled the door. He was huge, with pistols on his hips he scared us kids to death."
Bland once again joined the military when he enrolled in the Orange County Coast Guard in 1862, during the Civil War. This company was attached to the Second Regiment, First Brigade of Texas militia. After the war, he served briefly as an Orange County commissioner. In 1873, Bland died of pneumonia, and his family buried him in a now unknown site near the San Bernard River in Wharton County. Today, Peyton Bland is remembered not
this page online
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Erected 2007 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14012.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.
Location. 30° 7.846′ N, 93° 52.309′ W. Marker is in Orange, Texas, in Orange County. It is on Interstate 10 0.3 miles east of Farm to Market Road 1442, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11535 I-10, Orange TX 77630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Piney Woods. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old First Orange Baptist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Claiborne West (approx. 3 miles away); Site Of World War II P.O.W. Camp (approx. 4½ miles away); Absalom Jett (approx. 5.2 miles away); Winfree Baptist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Cow Bayou Swing Bridge (approx. 6.7 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); First National Bank of Orange (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orange.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 7, 2021
2. Peyton Bland Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 78 times this year. Last updated on June 27, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
