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Founded 1828 by Henry Wm. Munson, who bought site from Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas. This land joined Peach Point Plantation, Austin's home. Munson, one of Texans in uprising over injustices at Anahuac and Velasco in 1832, died in yellow fever epidemic in 1833. (1965)
Old Oakland Plantation is a historical marker in Freeport vicinity, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1965. 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 28.9849, -95.5024 near Freeport vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ellerslie Plantation (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Clemens Prison Cemetery #1, McNeel Cemetery, and Clemens Prison Cemetery #2.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039012420. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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