Imperial Sugar refinery
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The Imperial Sugar refinery is a historic industrial complex in Sugar Land, Texas, that played a central role in the city’s development as a major sugar-producing hub.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sugar Land’s Imperial Sugar historic facilities | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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industrial complex ⓘ sugar refinery ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Imperial Sugar Company headquarters (historic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
agriculture
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food processing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
branding of Sugar Land as a sugar town
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company town of Sugar Land ⓘ sugarcane agriculture in Fort Bend County ⓘ |
| category |
Food processing plants in the United States
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History of Sugar Land, Texas ⓘ Industrial buildings and structures in Texas ⓘ Sugar refineries in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| economicImpact | contributed to regional trade in refined sugar ⓘ |
| employerOf | refinery workers in Sugar Land ⓘ |
| function | processing raw sugar into refined sugar ⓘ |
| hasPart |
processing facilities
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rail infrastructure ⓘ refinery buildings ⓘ storage silos ⓘ warehouse structures ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a historic industrial complex ⓘ |
| industry | sugar industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
local economy of Fort Bend County
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urban development pattern of Sugar Land ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Bend County, Texas
NERFINISHED
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Sugar Land, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| materialProcessed |
raw sugar
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sugarcane (as source crop) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Imperial Sugar Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Brazos River (regional context)
NERFINISHED
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historic company housing areas in Sugar Land ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the growth of Sugar Land from company town to city ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Imperial Sugar Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
granulated sugar
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packaged sugar ⓘ refined sugar ⓘ |
| role |
central facility in Sugar Land’s sugar production
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major employer in Sugar Land ⓘ |
| significance |
key site in the economic history of Sugar Land
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played a central role in Sugar Land’s development as a sugar-producing hub ⓘ |
| transportLinks |
served by freight rail lines
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served by regional road network ⓘ |
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Sugar Land’s Imperial Sugar historic facilities