Colonial Dames XVII Century Plaque -- Stage Coach Inn, Salado TX
N 30° 56.561 W 097° 32.298
14R E 639633 N 3424166
S sign of history placed by the Colonial Dames XVII Century at the Stage Coach Inn in downtown Salado TX
Waymark Code: WMXRM5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2018
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The Stage Coach Inn at Salado has been serving travelers to and through this lovely Central Texas town since 1852.
In 1986, the Sesquicentennial of Texas Independence, the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century placed a historical plaque at the Stage Coach Inn that reads as follows:
"[Colonial Dames logo]
STAGE COACH INN
Originally Shady Villa
Built 1860
Bought and restored 1940s
by
Dion and Ruth Van Bibber
Purchased 1959 by nephew
William Bratton
Texas Society
Colonial Dames XVII Century
Historical Marker
September 10, 1986
Texas Sesquicentennial"
Group that erected the marker: Colonial Dames XVII Century
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
416 S Main St
Salado, TX
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