Details for Sweeny-Waddy Log Cabin
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5039009601
Data
| Marker Number | 9601 |
| Atlas Number | 5039009601 |
| Marker Title | Sweeny-Waddy Log Cabin |
| Index Entry | Sweeny - Waddy Log Cabin |
| Address | 582 Main Street |
| City | East Columbia |
| County | Brazoria |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 245267 |
| UTM Northing | 3226223 |
| Subject Codes | African American topics; cabins, log houses |
| Marker Year | 1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | South Main Street, behind Ammon Underwood House |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | John Sweeny, Sr. (d. 1855) moved his family from Tennessee to Brazoria County, Texas, about 1833. With the help of slaves, he cleared his land and established a large plantation. This log cabin, originally located about 9 miles southwest of this site, was built soon after Sweeny's arrival and housed the slave family that included Mark and Larkin Waddy. The Waddys continued to live in the cabin after they were freed at the end of the Civil War. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983 |