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1853 - named for Spanish grantee Justo Leindo, first to own this land. Mansion built by Leonard W. Groce, who surrounded it with model plantation industries. In Civil War, site of Camp Groce, a camp of instruction and then P.O.W. center. Occupied in 1865 by Gen. Geo. W. Custer, later to be a central figure in the Little Big Horn tragedy. Owned, 1873-1911, by family of sculptress Elisabet Ney, commemorated with a marker on grounds. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964
Liendo Plantation is a historical marker in Hempstead, Waller County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0998, -96.0303 near Hempstead. The nearest cataloged historic site is Liendo (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Liendo Plantation, Custer, Gen. George and Libbie, Campsite, and Warren.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473009395. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Liendo Plantation” names 2 distinct records in Waller County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1964 in Hempstead. The others:
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