Peach Point Plantation originally encompasses many square miles; today within these land boundaries are official Texas Historical Markers including the marker for Emily Margaret Austin Bryan Perry, the marker for Stephen F. Austin, and, additionally, every marker found at Gulf Prairie Cemetery.
Notable visitors
Notable figures of the era visited the Austin, Perry, and the Bryan families at Peach Point plantation including Rutherford B. Hayes, Leonidas Polk, Thomas J. Pilgrim, and Gail Borden. Stephen F. Austin's original place of burial, is located at or very near Peach Point Plantation, at the Gulf Prairie Cemetery. Peach Point Plantation is referenced in another historic Marker as well.
Name derivation and other names
Peach Point Plantation was originally referred to as Perry's Landing, after its owner, James F. Perry. The name selected, however, was Peach Point Plantation, in recognition of all the wild peaches growing in the vicinity at the time of its establishment. The name Peach Point Plantation is sometimes shortened to "Peach Point."
Management
James F. Perry and his wife Emily Austin Perry managed Peach Point Plantation. Stephen Samuel Perry also served in a managerial capacity at Peach Point Plantation.
Storms, structures, and trees
Peach Point was virtually destroyed in a variety of storms including hurricanes such as in 1909. Much was restored and reconstructed. With the birth of each of his children, Stephen Samuel Perry planted an oak tree on the property. Though the Hurricane of 1900 and the Grand Isle Hurricane of 1909 destroyed many structures at the Plantation, two of these oak trees still survive in the present era.
Original owners
The Mexican Government ownedthe league of land, then as empresario, Stephen F. Austin owned the land, and sold it to James Perry and Emily Austin Perry for $300.00.
Present owners
Parts of the land are still owned by direct descendants of the original owners. Previous owners and/or partial owners include: Stephen Samuel Perry Jr. and Stephen F. Austin. Much is owned by a Justin Hurst wildlife Management Area.
Research into Peach Point Plantation
Two sources are particularly valuable in researching or learning about Peach Point Plantation: "Peach Point Plantation: The First 150 Years," by Marie Beth Jones; and the James F. and Stephen S. Perry Papers. Each includes original source materials regarding Peach Point Plantation.
