Historical Marker

Almeda

Historical marker location:

Houston, Texas

( Corner of Broadhurst and Almeda (SH 288/FM 521))

In 1892 Illinois investors bought land here, near a pre-Civil War railroad line, and platted the town of Almeda. With its mild climate, the town was marketed as a citrus farming community, but unusually severe freezes caused many farmers to turn to dairy production by the 1920s. Almeda became a prosperous dairy farming town. In 1893 residents founded a school district that served children from parts of three counties. Although Almeda became part of the city of Houston in 1959, it remains a part of local history.

Incising:

This marker is paid for by families coming by 1900

J. Harris

Taylor

Pretty

Riley

Dugger

J. Parker

A. Parker

Edmundson

Anderson

Birdsall

Ormsby

Mowery.