Marker Inscription
Located at important junction of Atascosito Road and the San Felipe Trail, this homesite was established by James Tarrant and Sarah Smith Pattison on their Republic of Texas land grant, and became a stagecoach stop. Their plantation of 5,000 acres had its own grist mill, sawmill, and cotton gin. The first church and school in the community were founded through the efforts of Pattison. Town developed here before 1854 was named by a son, George Madison, for the original settler, James Tarrant Pattison (1810-72). Heirs still live here. (1971)
About this site
Pattison, James Tarrant is a historical marker in Pattison, Waller County. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.8250, -95.9944 near Pattison. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas' First Narrow Gauge Railway Depot (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pattison, James T., Pattison Methodist Episcopal, and Morgan, Stacye Ann Marlin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473008105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
