Taft in San Patricio County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company
Photographed By Dave W, February 19, 2022
1. Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company Marker
The Coleman, Mathis, Fulton cattle company was formed in 1871 by partners George Ware Fulton, Youngs Coleman, Tom Coleman, Thomas Henry Mathis, and J.M. Mathis, with headquarters in Rockport. The Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company, with 167,000 acres of land, was organized in 1879 after the Mathis cousins left the partnership. Fulton was a pioneer in fencing of the open south Texas range and in shipping cattle by boat from company wharves.
Continuing financial problems led Fulton to borrow funds for the company from David Sinton of Ohio. Eventually Sinton gained control of the company and at his death willed his interest to his daughter, Anna, wife of Charles P. Taft.
The company became known locally as the Taft Ranch. Joseph F. Green became manager in 1900 and built the ranch into one of the largest and most innovative in the state, introducing new crops and cattle breeds. The city of Taft was formed in 1904 as a company town and was sold at auction in 1921. Constructed in 1923, this building was the last headquarters for the Taft Ranch. By 1928 all ranch enterprises had been sold. The company's charter expired in 1930, leaving the town of Taft as its legacy.
Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 943.)
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Location. 27° 58.775′ N, 97° 23.664′ W. Marker is in Taft, Texas, in San Patricio County. Marker is on Green Avenue north of Gregory Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Green Ave, Taft TX 78390, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Taft American Legion Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First United Methodist Church of Taft (about 400 feet away); President William Howard Taft Visits Taft (about 700 feet away); First Presbyterian Church of Taft (approx. 0.2 miles away); Taft Agricultural Industrial Complex (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sodville Community (approx. 5 miles away); Site of White Point Mass Graves of 1919 Hurricane Victims (approx. 6.3 miles away); Chat Work Club (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taft.
Photographed By Dave W, February 19, 2022
2. Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company Marker
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