Genealogy & Local History: History of The Imperial Sugar Company 

FBCL's Genealogy and Local History Department presents “A Brief History of the Imperial Sugar Company.”
In this video episode in FBCL’s “Genealogy & Local History” series, Carol Beauchamp will talk about the history of the Imperial Sugar Company in Sugar Land, Texas.
Imperial Sugar was the oldest business in Texas before it closed in 2003. Sugar cane was being grown in the area that became Sugar Land as early as the 1830s. Stephen F. Austin was the original land-grant owner of the property that later became Imperial Sugar.
Learn about the beginnings of the company and the men who built it. The company saw many changes over the years. It eventually rose up from being known as the “hell hole on the Brazos” to becoming a family-oriented company town.
Anyone interested in more local-history or genealogy resources is encouraged to join the Family-History Research FBCL Facebook group page. Managed by the Genealogy & Local History department at George Memorial Library in Richmond, the group page is an interactive, online forum for sharing genealogy tips and resources, as well as local-history stories.
This episode is one of many local-history videos presented by the Genealogy & Local History Department at FBCL's George Memorial Library in Richmond, TX.
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