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PETER'S COLONY

Texian Land and
Emigration Company

Farmers Branch, Texas
Dallas County


Peters' Colony Texas Centenail Marker
"Site of Texian Land and Emigration Company" centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, June 2010

Site of the First Agency,
January, 1845, of the

Texian Land and Emigration Company

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.


1936 Centennial Marker

Farmers' Branch TX - Peters' Colony Texas Centenail Marker
Location
Farmers Branch City Hall
corner of Pepperwood and W. M. Dodson Pkwy
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, June 2010
More Texas Centennial


Farmers Branch TX - Farmers Branch Historical Park, Peters Colony Land Grant
Peters Colony Land Grant Office Replica
in Farmers Branch Historical Park
Photo courtesy Clint Skinner, October 2020

See Farmers Branch, Texas

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