Near Fulshear in Fort Bend County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Pittsville
Photographed By Brian Anderson, February 23, 2020
1. Pittsville Marker
Planters preferring the prairie to the hazardous Brazos River bottoms settled this village in the 1840s. Named for store owners A. R. and Amanda (Wade) Pitts, it was a major commercial center by 1860. During the Civil War, the Pittsville Home Guard and Confederate cavalry units, which helped recapture Galveston, camped in the area. Notable residents included Robert Locke Harris and A. A. Laurence, Confederate surgeons; William Sheriff and J. Wesson Parker, Texas legislators and Fort Bend County Judges; and John Huggins, innovator of horseracing techniques. The arrival of a new railroad to the south in 1888, and the subsequent founding of Fulshear, resulted in the gradual decline and eventual disappearance of Pittsville by the late 1940s.Erected 2010 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16356.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 29° 43.678′ N, 95° 55.694′ W. Marker is near Fulshear, Texas, in Fort Bend County. Marker is on Farm to Market
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fulshear Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Albert and Ethel Herzstein (approx. 2.3 miles away); First United Methodist Church Fulshear (approx. 2.9 miles away); Fulshear Black Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Town of Fulshear (approx. 3.2 miles away); First Methodist Church of Brookshire (approx. 4.1 miles away); Captain Nathen Brookshire (approx. 4.2 miles away); Donigan House (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulshear.
Also see . . . Pittsville, TX - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on February 27, 2020, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.)
Photographed By Brian Anderson, February 23, 2020
2. Pittsville Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2020, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 165 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2020, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.
