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History
on a Pinhead
The area was first
settled in the 1820s by Anglo-Americans who set up large cotton
plantations. Later arrivals were members of Austin's
"Old Three Hundred." After the Civil War, the community's future
looked dim. Growth was non-existant and it went into an economic coma
until after WWII
when it was one of several communities included in the Brazosport
industrial and port area.
Jones Creek had a population of 2,851 in the mid 1950s and included
former communities of Perry Landing, Peach Point, and
Peach Crest. Gulf Park, a residential community established
in 1927 is included under Jones Creek.
The town incorporated in 1970 and it was around that time when the
population declined to 1,268. Ten years later it had returned to 2,634.
The Austin School, two churches, and several buildings were shown
on county maps in the 1970s and the Gulf Prairie Church and the Gulf
Park settlement are nearby. |
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Brazoria
County 1920s map showing Perry Landing (S of Angleton)
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Brazoria
County 1940s map showing Perry Landing (S of Angleton)
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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