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Fulton Mansion
This shot is of the Fulton mansion in Fulton, Texas. George W. Fulton, an East Coast entrepreneur, married Harriet Smith in 1840. After Harriet's father died, Fulton turned Harriet's land inheritance on Aransas Bay into a ranching and meatpacking empire as part of the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company. During the 1870s, the Fultons made their fortune shipping cattle tallow and hides between Rockport and New Orleans. To symbolize their success, they built a mansion called Oakhurst. The mansion was built over a period of three years, 1874-1877, and was the showplace of the town named for them. The mansion has 29 rooms and is now a Texas Historical Commission property.
Fulton Mansion
This shot is of the Fulton mansion in Fulton, Texas. George W. Fulton, an East Coast entrepreneur, married Harriet Smith in 1840. After Harriet's father died, Fulton turned Harriet's land inheritance on Aransas Bay into a ranching and meatpacking empire as part of the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company. During the 1870s, the Fultons made their fortune shipping cattle tallow and hides between Rockport and New Orleans. To symbolize their success, they built a mansion called Oakhurst. The mansion was built over a period of three years, 1874-1877, and was the showplace of the town named for them. The mansion has 29 rooms and is now a Texas Historical Commission property.