Seward Plantation, Independence, Texas
historic place
In Independence, Washington County, Texas, stands the Seward Plantation. The main house was built in 1855. The plantation cultivated cotton before the Civil War, then became a cattle ranch. A historical marker, erected in 1936 by the State of Texas, states: "Home of John Hoblett Seward 1822-1892 and Laura Jane Roberts Seward 1838-1920. Built in 1855 of hand-sawed cedar." The Seward Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. This site reflects early Texas agricultural history.