I thought I'd post pictures of people after whom well-known streets & schools are named. The City of Sugar Land Web site has a page on street names. Click here.
Eldridge Road
William T. Eldridge, Sr., General Manager of Imperial Sugar Company from 1908 -1932 (photo taken c. 1925)
Jess Pirtle Boulevard
Jess Pirtle, engineer & surveyor for Sugarland Industries & founding alderman of the City of Sugar Land in 1959 (photo taken with son Rennie c. 1924)
Ulrich Street
Gus Ulrich, General Manager of Sugarland Industries 1919-1947 (photo taken in mid-1940s )
Marcario Garcia Middle School
Marcario Garcia, Medal of Honor Winner WWII (photo taken with President Truman in 1945)
M. R. Wood Alternative Education Center School
M. R. Wood, Plant Superintendent of Imperial Sugar Refinery (photo date unknown)
Brooks Street
Captain William McCan Brooks, chief of tennant farming, Sugarland Industries 1914-1932 (photo date unknown)
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