On North Main Street at Virginia Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Peter Tumlinson was 19 years old when his family moved to Texas in 1821. During an 1823 skirmish with Waco Indians, his father, John Jackson Tumlinson, became the first Texas Ranger to die in the line of duty. Peter followed his father into the . . . — — Map (db m260099) HM
On North Main Street at Virginia Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Chartered March 27, 1871, on petition of Master Masons of Pleasanton Lodge No. 283, A.F. and A.M., and the surrounding area. Met in upper floor of the Isaac Cooper home until 1891; over Cooper Brothers store until Masonic Hall was built in 1961. . . . — — Map (db m56589) HM
On Coughran Road at Dead Horse Road on Coughran Road. Reported missing.
Established on land purchased in 1901, the town of Coughran was named for founder and early settler W. A. "Abe" Coughran. He persuaded the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Raildroad to build tracks through his property. The town was platted in 1913; by . . . — — Map (db m56590) HM
On State Road 97 at Parsons Road, on the right when traveling south on State Road 97.
Following World War II, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lifted its freeze on new radio stations. In 1949 chiropractor, preacher and rancher Ben Parker and his wife, Mona Parker, each veteran broadcasters, helped form the Atascosa . . . — — Map (db m260127) HM
On West College Street at North Reed Street, on the right when traveling west on West College Street.
On December 16, 1866, seven charter members met together to organize the First Baptist Church of Pleasanton. They met for worship in a variety of places, including the county courthouse in 1867, a schoolhouse south of town in 1870, and the Rock . . . — — Map (db m56594) HM
On North Bryant Street north of Sutton Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1914, Reverend N.H. Doggett, an evangelist for the Western Texas Presbytery, brought his traveling tent to Pleasanton. On March 29, 1914, the Presbyterian Church in Pleasanton was established, the first in the county. Services were held once a . . . — — Map (db m291010) HM
Between 1852 and 1854, George Washington Marion (G.W.M.) Duck (1828-1899), his wife, Evaline White Duck (1829-1891), and their children left Somerset, Kentucky, and settled southwest of San Antonio in an area eventually called Somerset. In 1854, . . . — — Map (db m291011) HM
On Veterans Memorial Road at East Adams Street, on the right when traveling north on Veterans Memorial Road.
World War I
Bautista, Alberto N., INF, Bugler •
Brister, Charles F. INF, CPL •
Casillo, Desidero, INF, PVT •
Jaggy, Frank J., INF, PFC •
Matton, Frank K., INF, PVT •
Padgett, Arthure G., INF, PVT •
Smelley, Allen, INF, PVT
World War . . . — — Map (db m259979) WM
On East Bensdale Street (State Road 242) at 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on East Bensdale Street.
The Crystal City and Uvalde Railroad was built in 1909 with bonus money and land donations. J.E. Franklin, chairman of the railroad, changed the name to San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf (S.A.U. & G.), and extended the tracks toward Pleasanton. In 1912, . . . — — Map (db m260104) HM
On West College Street at North Smith Street, on the right when traveling west on West College Street.
Constructed of locally quarried red sandstone, the Old Rock Schoolhouse was built in 1874 with funds pledged by citizens of Pleasanton. Once completed, the building was deeded to the county for free public school purposes. In addition to its . . . — — Map (db m56605) HM
On 2nd Street (U.S. 281) at Settlers Xing, on the left when traveling north on 2nd Street.
Although Poteet is well known for growing strawberries, farmers have enjoyed much success with harvesting peanuts as well. The first peanuts were grown in Atascosa County in the early 1900s. Harvesting was a hand-picked operation until the 1930s, . . . — — Map (db m291015) HM
On North Main Street at West Goodwin Street, on the left when traveling south on North Main Street.
Named for early Texas settler John Pleasants, by John Bowen (d.1867), San Antonio's first Anglo-American postmaster. Bowen, assisted financially by associate Henry L. Radaz, in Sept. 1858 founded this town at the juncture of Atascosa River and . . . — — Map (db m56599) HM
On North Main Street at Patrick Ave, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Records show that a Church of Christ congregation has existed in Atascosa County since at least 1858, when a congregation met at the head of Lucas Creek. A group of Pleasanton women, led by Texana (Holder) Brite, began holding Church of Christ . . . — — Map (db m260010) HM
On West Adams Street at North Bryant Street, on the right when traveling west on West Adams Street.
Begun in 1865 as a family burial ground, the Pleasanton City Cemetery is a reflection of the history of the community from its earliest days. The first burial was that of three-year-old Gustave B. Doak, whose parents, Jonathan and Mary Elizabeth . . . — — Map (db m56600) HM
This congregation was organized in 1857, one year before the city of Pleasanton was founded. The church was established largely through the efforts of early Methodist circuit preachers such as John Wesley DeVilbliss and Augustus C. Fairman, who . . . — — Map (db m56601) HM
Pleasanton School District began educating African American children in 1913 with the creation of the Abraham Lincoln School. By 1955, students from the Lincoln School and white students were participating in football workouts together and . . . — — Map (db m56602) HM
On Verdi Road 1 mile west of Farm to Market Road 3006.
Born in Williamson County, Tennessee, in 1827, Robert E. Neill migrated with his family to what is now Caldwell County, Texas, at the age of four. At age nine, while grinding corn meal for the Texas Army, he suffered a crushing injury that crippled . . . — — Map (db m260132) HM
On North Las Gallinas at Farm to Market Road 536, on the right when traveling north on North Las Gallinas.
Settlement along Gallinas Creek began in the early 1850s, before the creation of Atascosa County in 1856. In succeeding years, a group of families, several originating from Upper Silesia, Poland, settled in the area. These included the Kasper . . . — — Map (db m294030) HM
On East Bensdale Street (State Road 242) at 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on East Bensdale Street.
The San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad had its beginning as a short line railroad and began in 1909 under the original name of the Crystal City and Uvalde (CC&U) Railroad. With the advent of drilling and discovery of deep artesian water wells in . . . — — Map (db m260106) HM
On East Adams Street at Hollingsworth Street, on the left when traveling east on East Adams Street.
In 1891, a small group of African American residents from the Pleasanton community met to organize a Baptist church. The meeting was attended by Reverend James Ellis, Mrs. Fannie Lamont, Mrs. Lucky Ross and others. The name Saint James Baptist . . . — — Map (db m260002) HM
On Casarez Road 0.3 miles north of Crane Road, on the right when traveling south.
Between 1850 and 1860, Manuel, Enrique, and Francisco Esparza brought their families to settle in what is now Atascosa County. The brothers, along with their sister and mother, were within the walls of the Alamo when it fell to the Mexicans in March . . . — — Map (db m56608) HM
On Verdi Road 1 mile west of Farm to Market Road 3006.
Thomas Ransdell Brite was born in 1824 in Callaway County, Missouri. His family moved to Bastrop County when he was 16. In 1842, when Mexican armies invaded Texas, Thomas volunteered to serve in the Vasquez, Woll and Somervell campaigns in the . . . — — Map (db m260134) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1784 at Verdi Road, on the right when traveling north on Route 1784.
By 1855, settlers primarily from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee, as well as some of Spanish origin, were making their homes in this area and calling themselves Lucas Community because of their proximity to Lucas . . . — — Map (db m56611) HM
