Black Citizenry of Kendleton - Kendleton, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
N 29° 26.933 W 096° 00.052
14R E 790914 N 3261465
A fading marker at the driveway to the Kendleton City Hall.
Waymark Code: WMWP1M
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 3
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Kendleton was originally a
large plantation area of land in the
western section of Fort Bend County.
During the Reconstruction Era, free
Negroes from Colorado and Washington
counties developed a colony of several
hundred acre plots having relocated
several times, the community finally
settled here.

For their outstanding achievement
and affluence, this plaque is dedicated to
the Black Citizenry of Kendleton.

Bicentennial year April 25, 1976.
Group that erected the marker: Association for Afro-American Life and History

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Kendleton City Hall
430 FM 2919
Kendleton, TX USA
77451

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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