Community of Pilgrim
Named in honor of Thomas J. Pilgrim (1804-1877), noted pioneer educator. Born in Connecticut, he came in 1828 to Texas, where in 1829 he organized a school at San Felipe, in Stephen F. Austin's Colony. Also started first Sunday School in Texas. In 1838 he received a land grant of 1,476 acres (including this site) from Texas Republic. Settled in Gonzales in 1840; started a Sunday School and was superintendent until 1871. Community became a prominent trading post in early 1840s and a hideout of famous gunman John Wesley Hardin in 1870s.
29.2955° N, 97.5214° W
Where to Find It
from Gonzales, take Hwy. 97 S about 2.25 miles, then take FM 1116 south about 15.2 miles.
Nearby Markers
- 0.9 mi S Pilgrim Presbyterian Church Gonzales
- 0.9 mi S Pilgrim Cemetery Gonzales
- 1.8 mi NE Salt Flats of Pilgrim Lake
- 2.4 mi N Mitchel Putnam Wrightsboro
- 6 mi NW Community of Wrightsboro Wrightsboro
- 7.1 mi W First Baptist Church of Smiley Smiley