Fulshear in Fort Bend County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Town of Fulshear

Photographed by Brian Anderson, February 23, 2020

1. Town of Fulshear Marker

Inscription.

On July 16, 1824, land grant of Mexico to Churchill Fulshear, one of the "Old 300" settlers of Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas. Churchill Fulshear, Jr., veteran of Texas War for Independence, built 4-story brick mansion in 1850s, bred and raced horses at Churchill Downs (at Pittsville, 2 mi. N). His pupil, John Huggins, won world fame by training first American horse to win the English Derby.

Town platted here 1890 by San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railroad, soon was trade center, with many facilities. The Rev. J. H. Holt was first (1894) pastor of the still existent Methodist church.

Erected 1971 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 8998.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 29° 41.331′ N, 95° 54.044′ W. Marker is in Fulshear, Texas, in Fort Bend County. It is on Farm to Market Road 1093, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30603 Farm to Market 1093, Fulshear TX 77441, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also on the American Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fulshear Black Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); First United Methodist Church Fulshear (approx. ¼ mile away); Albert and Ethel Herzstein (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fulshear Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pleasant Hill Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Pittsville (approx. 3.2 miles away); Randon & Pennington Grant of 1824 (approx. 3½ miles away); John Foster Land Grant (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulshear.

Also see . . . Fulshear, TX - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on February 27, 2020, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, February 23, 2020

2. Town of Fulshear Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2020, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 979 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2020, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.