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

Original Coleman County Court House

 
 
Original Coleman County Court House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, April 28, 2016
1. Original Coleman County Court House Marker
Inscription. This monument erected as a memorial to the original Coleman County court house and to the pioneers who settled Coleman County.
     The monument contains the original corner stone and great bell from the court house erected in 1884.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
 
Location. 31° 49.872′ N, 99° 25.392′ W. Marker is in Coleman, Texas, in Coleman County. It can be reached from the intersection of Live Oak Street and West Street. Marker is located in the southwest corner of the grounds of the Coleman County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coleman TX 76834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country. 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 Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Western Cattle Trail (here, next to this marker); Co. B, 142nd Infantry, 36th Division Memorial (here, next to this marker); County Named in 1857 for Robert M. Coleman (a few steps from this marker); Mrs. J.A.B. Miller Public Library Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Coleman County Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); The Blair House (approx. Ό mile away); Home Town of Texas Confederate Colonel James E. McCord
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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Camp Colorado C.S.A. (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coleman.
 
Original Corner Stone, 1884 Great Bell, and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, April 28, 2016
2. Original Corner Stone, 1884 Great Bell, and Marker
Original County Court House Marker,<br>Western Cattle Trail Marker,<br>and 36th Division Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, April 28, 2016
3. Original County Court House Marker,
Western Cattle Trail Marker,
and 36th Division Memorial
Markers and Monuments on South Lawn of Court House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, April 28, 2016
4. Markers and Monuments on South Lawn of Court House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 577 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 6, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
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