Marker Inscription
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Historic Place
Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office
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About this site
Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office is a historic place in Copperas Cove, Coryell County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 120 historic sites cataloged in Coryell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 31.1042, -97.9291 near Copperas Cove. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ogletree Stagestop and Post Office (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pioneer-Walker, First Baptist Church of Copperas Cove, and First Baptist Church Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2079002928. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office, built of locally quarried limestone in 1878 about 1.6 miles southwest of Copperas Cove, served as a relay station where stagecoaches changed horses and travelers found lodging in the pre-railroad era. Postal service began in 1879 with Marsden Ogletree as the first postmaster, making it Copperas Cove's first official post office. Donated to the city in 1974 and later used as the Martin I. Walker Historical Museum, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgatlas.thc.texas.govcopperascove.com
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Historical Marker
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Cemetery
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