Sugar Land (Images of America) - Softcover

City Of Sugar Land, Texas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738578800 ISBN 13: 9780738578804

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Sugar Land’s earliest settlers arrived in the 1820s with Stephen F. Austin, “the Father of Texas.” Originally named Oakland Plantation, the area was planted with cotton, corn, and sugar cane, and by 1843, it had its own sugar mill. Benjamin Franklin Terry, famous for leading Terry’s Texas Rangers, and William Jefferson Kyle purchased the plantation in 1852 and were the first to name it Sugar Land. Col. Edward H. Cunningham, a Confederate veteran, later bought the property and built the first sugar refinery as well as a railroad to transport cane from nearby plantations. Under his ownership, a fledgling town emerged that included a store, post office, paper mill, acid plant, meat market, boardinghouse, and depot. The town, refinery, and surrounding 12,500 acres were acquired by Isaac H. Kempner and William T. Eldridge in 1908. Their vision resulted in Imperial Sugar, a thriving business and company town.

About this title

About the Author:

The historic images and vintage photographs for this book appear courtesy of Imperial Sugar and private citizens of Sugar Land, offering a unique look back at Sugar Land’s evolution from a remote company town to master-planned urban city, recently named one of America’s Best Places to Live.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0738578800
• ISBN 13: 9780738578804
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128