Perry's Landing
Perry's Landing, located in on the Brazos River in Jones Creek, Brazoria County, Texas, is named for James Franklin Perry.{{cite web
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| accessdate = 12 March 2010}} There is an Historical Marker{{cite web
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|title = James Franklin Perry
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}}{{cite web|url=http://tsr.4101.org/markers/brazoria/79.html |work=Texas Settlement Region |accessdate=13 March 2010 |title=Perry, James Franklin |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205050352/http://tsr.4101.org/markers/brazoria/79.html |archivedate=December 5, 2008 }} for James Franklin Perry at the Gulf Prairie Cemetery.
Postal service and name change
A Postmaster for Perry's Landing was established on December 7, 1871.{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpost/brazoria.html |title=Brazoria County, Texas |publisher=Rootsweb.ancestry.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-09}} Postal Service to Perry's Landing was discontinued April 20, 1893, but a new postmaster was named and service began again on March 6, 1894 under the name "Perry Landing." The postal office continued to operate until 1929.{{cite web|author=Diana J. Kleiner |url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvpcw |title=Handbook of Texas Online - PERRY LANDING, TX |publisher=Tshaonline.org |date= |accessdate=2010-05-09}}
Perry's Landing was the original name of Peach Point Plantation. Perry's Landing is located approximately 18 miles south of Angleton, Texas.
Community development
By 1884, Perry's Landing had a church, a school, and a general store. There were then thirty residents. Perry's Landing also had warehouses from which local industry could ship commodities such as sugar, cotton, and molasses. By the start of World War I in 1914, Perry's Landing had more than tripled in population, with over 100 residents. Industry grew there too, including a syrup manufacturer and three general stores.
Perry's Landing Steam Ferry Company
The Perry's Landing Steam Ferry CompanySecretary of State of Texas, Business Organizations Inquiry, Filing Number 368400, Document Number 7256237 assisted locals, visitors and transients to cross of the Brazos River. The ferry could accommodate at least four mules and a wagon filled with supplies.{{cite web|url=http://www.munsons-of-texas.net/c20.html |title=Mordello Stephen and Sarah K. Munson and their eight children and seven stepchildren at Ridgely Plantation |publisher=The Munsons of Texas |date= |accessdate=2010-05-09}} The company was filed with the State of Texas on April 2, 1888.
References
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Further reading
- James A. Creighton, A Narrative History of Brazoria County (Angleton, Texas: Brazoria County Historical Commission, 1975).
- Sallie Glasscock, "Peach Point Plantation," Texas Parade, April 1951.
- {{citation|last=Jones|first=Marie Beth|title=Peach Point Plantation: The First 150 Years|publisher=Texian Press|year=1982|isbn=0-9630042-0-4}}