Bryan Mound

During the first decade of the 20th century, mining engineers discovered sufficient quantities of sulphur deposits at Bryan Mound to lead to the organization of the Texas Freeport Sulphur Co. in 1912. The commercial production of sulphur at Bryan Mound was largely responsible for the development of the Freeport townsite. Employment of a liquid extraction procedure to mine the sulphur, known as the Frasch process, signified one of the earliest uses of this method in Texas. The Bryan Mound operation closed in 1935, after having produced 5 million tons of sulphur. (1968, 1986)

Bryan Mound is a historical marker in Freeport, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.9159, -95.3859 near Freeport. The nearest cataloged historic site is Schuster Home (historical marker), about 3.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Freeport National bank, Velasco Methodist Church, and Velasco.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009539. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.