Born in Virginia, Major Jackson came to Texas in 1838. His first successful plantation, 1839-1842 was Retrieve Plantation, now Retrieve prison (farm). Here he set up a sugar mill with a double set of kettles. In 1842, Jackson developed land which . . . — — Map (db m171415) HM
Joseph H. Hawkins Native Virginian Joseph H. Hawkins practiced law in Kentucky, where he served as state legislator and U.S. congressman before moving to New Orleans. There he befriended Stephen F. Austin, who was broke and reluctant to complete . . . — — Map (db m167943) HM
Chartered in 1841, the Brazos Canal Company was the result of local landowners' efforts to build canals to connect inland plantations to Gulf shipping ports. Construction began in 1847 on a canal, referred to locally as the "slave ditch" because . . . — — Map (db m172702) HM
