Taft in San Patricio County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
President William Howard Taft Visits Taft
Photographed By Dave W, February 19, 2022
1. President William Howard Taft Visits Taft Marker
In 1908, Charles P. Taft, director of the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company (also known as Taft Ranch) extended an invitation to his half-brother, newly-elected President William Howard Taft, to visit the 165,000-acre Taft Ranch and the Taft community. The President agreed to come in October 1909. Charles Taft and ranch manager Joseph F. Green immediately began preparations for the event.
Green had a nine-hole golf course built at La Quinta, his estate near Gregory where the President would stay during his visit. He also built the 22-room Green Hotel in Gregory to house the press corps and additional visitors.
President Taft's special railroad car arrived in Gregory on October 20, 1909. An automobile procession took the presidential party to La Quinta, where they were greeted by Texas Governor Thomas M. Campbell. The following day the President visited Taft, where he spoke to citizens assembled at the local school and enjoyed ice cream at the company creamery. A barbeque and rodeo were held at the Rincon Ranch in the President's honor, and he later visited Corpus Christi, where he spoke to a crowd of 15,000 people.
Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6343.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics
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Location. 27° 58.732′ N, 97° 23.791′ W. Marker is in Taft, Texas, in San Patricio County. Marker is on Victoria Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Victoria 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. Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Taft American Legion Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Taft Agricultural Industrial Complex (approx. 0.2 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Taft (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Taft (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sodville Community (approx. 4.8 miles away); Site of White Point Mass Graves of 1919 Hurricane Victims (approx. 6.2 miles away); Chat Work Club (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taft.
Photographed By Dave W, February 19, 2022
2. President William Howard Taft Visits Taft Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
