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Foster, John, Land grant
1108 Winner-Foster Rd.
Richmond
Year Marker Erected: 1989
Location: from Richmond take FM 723 north to westbound 359 until Winner-Foster Rd., then 1mile
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Repairs: Good
Marker Text:
John Foster (1757-1837) came to Texas in 1822 as a member of Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" colony. He received a grant of about 12,000 acres of land from the Mexican government. Following his death the land was divided among his ten children. A community which grew up in the area was named Foster. Over the years the Foster lands have yielded abundant wildlife and numerous agricultural products, including cotton, rice, pecans, and sugar cane. Twentieth-century land uses have included housing developments and oil and gas production.
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