Near Jones Creek in Brazoria County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Stringfellow Ranch

Photographed By Duane Hall, October 7, 2015

1. Stringfellow Ranch Marker

Inscription.

Born at Old Brazoria, Robert Edward Lee Stringfellow (1866-1941) began his career on a cattle ranch at the age of 14. Soon he acquired his own herd. He opened a Velasco meat market in 1890 and provided beef for workers building jetties at the mouth of the Brazos River. Stringfellow’s ranch holdings here in southern Brazoria County increased to 20,000 acres. A philanthropist and civic leader, Stringfellow was an early builder and investor in Freeport townsite. After he was injured in the 1932 hurricane, his wife Nannie (Maddox) (d. 1971) operated the ranch and Freeport interests.

Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9596.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 28° 58.187′ N, 95° 25.391′ W. Marker is near Jones Creek, Texas, in Brazoria County. Marker can be reached from State Highway 36, 0.1 miles west of Old Brazos River Road (County Road 400), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in the Highway 36 roadside picnic area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Freeport TX 77541, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Velasco Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Battle of Jones Creek

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(approx. 3 miles away); Major Guy M. Bryan, C.S.A. (approx. 3 miles away); Peach Point (approx. 3 miles away); Four Miles Southeast to the Original Town of Velasco (approx. 3 miles away); In Memory of those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice - World War I - World War II - Korean Conflict (approx. 3 miles away); Gulf Prairie (approx. 3 miles away); Major James Peckham Caldwell (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jones Creek.

Stringfellow Ranch Marker in Roadside Picnic Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, October 7, 2015

2. Stringfellow Ranch Marker in Roadside Picnic Area

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.