Black plaque № 23118

Lovelady, TX, United States

Eastham Prison Farm. The Eastham family purchased a 12, 790 acre plantation in 1891. Property was leased soon afterward to the Texas State Prison System for farming on a shared basis. The landowner supplied seed, machinery, tools and mules, while the state provided labor to plant, tend and harvest t

he crops. The state received 60 percent of the cotton and 50 percent of the sugar cane. The state bought the land in 1915 after the death of Mrs. Delha Eastham. Eastham Prison Farm was among the first

Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 23118 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off