1867 Settlement Historic District
Independence Trail Region
117 S Bell Dr.
Texas City, Texas 77590
The 1867 Settlement Historic District, the only Reconstruction-era African American community in Galveston County, was established by a group of formerly enslaved African American cowboys. While employed by the nearby Butler Ranch, land was purchased with money earned in part by driving cattle up the Chisholm Trail. Interpretative kiosks are located throughout the district.
Take a short drive to League City and visit the Butler Longhorn Museum, which tells the story of the Butler Ranch and Milby Butler’s efforts to conserve the Texas Longhorn through selective breeding.
1867 Settlement Historic District
117 S Bell Dr.
Texas City, Texas 77590