Marker Inscription
Home built 1848-1851 by slave labor; materials came by sea, Florida to Velasco, and up the San Bernard River. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
Historical Marker
Jordan, Levi, Plantation
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About this site
Jordan, Levi, Plantation is a historical marker in Brazoria, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1967. 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 28.9983, -95.6478 near Brazoria. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grace Baptist Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gazebo for James Richard Marmion, Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion, and Zion Temple Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009570. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Levi Jordan Plantation was established in 1848 when Georgia planter Levi Jordan brought his family and enslaved workers to Brazoria County to raise sugar and cotton along the San Bernard River. Worked by enslaved African Americans, it became one of the largest sugar producers in the county, and its slave-built house dates to 1848-1851. Since 2007 the site has been operated by the Texas Historical Commission as a state historic site.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgthc.texas.gov
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