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Texian Land and Emigration Company

Farmers Branch, Dallas County

Marker Text

Site of the first agency, January 1845 Generally known as "Peters' Colony" in honor of William S. Peters who, under a colonization contract secured in 1841 from the Republic of Texas, introduced more than ten thousand settlers to 17 counties of North Texas. (4 mi. E. Farmers Branch, Dallas County)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Farmers Branch City Hall; corner of Pepperwood and W. M. Dodson Pkwy.
Marker # 6898
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Code land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; pioneers; colonization
Latitude, Longitude 32.923636, -96.894453

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