Details for San Juan Plantation
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5215004544
Data
| Marker Number | 4544 |
| Atlas Number | 5215004544 |
| Marker Title | San Juan Plantation |
| Index Entry | San Juan Plantation |
| Address | Doffing Canal Rd. |
| City | San Juan |
| County | Hidalgo |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 583077 |
| UTM Northing | 2885174 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; plantations |
| Marker Year | 1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | from San Juan, take FM 2557 south 5.5 mi. to Highway 281. Continue south 0.5 mi. on S. Stewart Rd., then west 0.25 mi. on Doffing Canal Rd. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 16" x 12" |
| Marker Text | Foreman's House. Built 1904 by John Closner, 1891-1912 sheriff of Hidalgo County, who helped bring in and finance railroads and establish respect for law. Only reminder today of the 45,000 acre plantation complex that had sugar mill, post office, general store, pumping station, and produced sugar cane, cotton, potatoes, alfalfa and onions. Built the same year Closner's sugar won St. Louis World's Fair medal. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964 |