List Of Slave Plantations In Texas. Although the system was an effective means of replacing slave labor, it often resulted in deplorable treatment for the prisoners, including some at lake jackson. The slave quarters, distant from the big house, required a separate tour.
The slave owners from 1800 to 1820 were among the first settlers into henderson county. The destrehan plantation was the site where one of the three trials following the 1811 slave revolt took place. Like cotton plantations, sugarcane plantations.
By the 1850s, sugar was a major industry in fort bend, matagorda, wharton, and brazoria counties, which became known as the sugar bowl of texas.
The texas runaway slave project (trsp) began in december 2012 at stephen f. Knowing the slave owners will help the researcher in finding records for slave ancestors. Alphabetical lists of large slaveholder surnames with county and state. The texas runaway slave project (trsp) began in december 2012 at stephen f.