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Podo
the Man: The
unusual name comes from an employee of Shanghai
Pierce who was reputed to have been an African of some station before being
shipped to America as a slave. Being a Zulu, he had the ability of looking eye-to-eye
with the 6 foot 4 inch Pierce.
Podo served as an overseer for John Duncan who later sold out to Pierce.
After emancipation, Podo worked for Pierce
and performed many duties, including tending the railroad
shipping pens that were named for him. A small town grew around the pens.
Podo, according to legend, took a liking to the effects of whiskey and had
Pierce
send it to him by the barrel.
Podo
the town: Podo
disappeared from maps a long time ago and all of the buildings have either been
moved, dismantled or decayed. The Handbook of Texas mentions brick cisterns
as the only remaining signs that the town existed. At one time there were two
cemeteries in Podo.
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