Home of George W. Fulton
Fulton, Aransas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Born at Philadelphia, June 8, 1810. Served in the Texan Army in 1836. A pioneer resident of Refugio County. After an engineering career of distinction elsewhere he returned to Texas and became a cattle baron Died October 31, 1893. The town of Fulton bears his name. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
George W. Fulton was born in Philadelphia in 1810 and served in the Texan Army during the revolution of 1836 before pursuing a distinguished engineering career elsewhere. He returned to Texas and became one of the coastal region's great cattle barons, a rise that mirrored the post-Civil War boom in the Texas beef trade. The town of Fulton on Aransas Bay carries his name.
Why it matters
Fulton's life bridges the Texas Revolution and the Gilded Age cattle empire, two chapters of the state's story that turned a frontier republic into an economic force.
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