Details for Community of Pilgrim
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5177001011
Data
| Marker Number | 1011 |
| Atlas Number | 5177001011 |
| Marker Title | Community of Pilgrim |
| Index Entry | Pilgrim, Community of |
| Address | |
| City | Pilgrim |
| County | Gonzales |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 643612 |
| UTM Northing | 3241689 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; outlaws; settlements |
| Marker Year | 1971 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Gonzales, take Hwy. 97 S about 2.25 miles, then take FM 1116 south about 15.2 miles. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | 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. |