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Chico in Wise County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Brown Hotel

 
 
Brown Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Morgan Petermann, August 24, 2024
1. Brown Hotel Marker
Inscription. Colonel J.T. Brown founded town of Chico in 1876; built this hotel 1888. In ceremony on hotel porch, Governor Charles A. Culberson pardoned Brown for his part in an 1895 fight fatality. Banker-tenant R. Lee Morris owned Brown Hotel from 1908 to 1965.
 
Erected 1969 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 531.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
 
Location. 33° 17.636′ N, 97° 47.769′ W. Marker is in Chico, Texas, in Wise County. It is on East Decatur Street east of South Weatherford Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 E Decatur St, Chico TX 76431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Siddons-Barnes Log Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Hanna-Robinson-Richey Drugstore (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Methodist Church in Chico (about 600 feet away); First Baptist Church of Chico (approx. Ό mile away); R. C. Mount House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Indian Captives Dot and Bianca Babb (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lake Bridgeport (approx. 3.1 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Bridgeport (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chico.
 
Brown Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Morgan Petermann, August 24, 2024
2. Brown Hotel Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 941 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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