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   Taft is a city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,801 at the 2020 census.

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     Taft Southwest is a census-designated place (CDP) in San...

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     Taft is a city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States....

2. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesTaft, TX - TSHA

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   Aug 1, 1995 · Taft, TX. Taft is on U.S. Highway 181 and the Southern Pacific Railroad near the center of San Patricio County. It originated shortly after the railroad crossed the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company land in 1886 as a flag stop installed at the request of Thomas M. Coleman. A company windmill nearby was known as the Mesquital Mill, and when Coleman ...

3. www.tafttx.gov › aboutAbout Taft - City of Taft, Texas

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   Located centrally in San Patricio County, Taft is part of the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Area. Taft is home to just over 3,000 residents. Often referred to as the “The Friendliest, Cotton-Pickin’ Town in Texas”, Taft is not only rich in cotton, but also gas and oil resources.

4. www.texasalmanac.com › places › taftTaft | TX Almanac

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   Taft is on U.S. Highway 181 and the Southern Pacific Railroad near the center of San Patricio County. It originated shortly after the railroad crossed the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company land in 1886 as a flag stop installed at the request of Thomas M. Coleman.

5. www.texasescapes.com › TexasGulfCoastTowns › Taft-TexasTaft, Texas, San Patricio County. - Texas Escapes

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   Taft, San Patricio County, Texas: history, landmarks, Taft Blackland Museum, historic churches, historical markers, photos, travel & more.

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   Where is Taft Texas?

   • Taft is a city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,801 at the 2020 census. Taft, often called the "Friendliest Cotton-Pickin' Town in Texas", is not only rich in cotton, but also gas and oil resources. Taft was once the center of the million acre Taft Ranch.

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   What is Taft Texas known for?

   • Taft, often called the "Friendliest Cotton-Pickin' Town in Texas", is not only rich in cotton, but also gas and oil resources. Taft was once the center of the million acre Taft Ranch. The ranch was built and owned by Charles Phelps Taft, the half-brother of President William Howard Taft.

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   When did Taft Texas become a flag stop?

   • Taft, Texas, San Patricio County. The town became a flag stop on the railroad shortly after the tracks were laid in the mid 1880s. The land had originally been part of the vast holdings of the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company.

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   When did Taft become a company town?

   • For the next seventeen years Taft was a company town. When Green took charge, all of the land in and around Taft was ranchland. In 1903 the company planted 200 acres in cotton near Taft. By 1909 2,300 acres were devoted to cotton, and Taft was fast becoming the agricultural center for the company.

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