Marker Inscription
(cabin chimney at site, about 3 mi. NW) Opened 1866 by Nick and Jennie (Blackwell) Coalson, who moved from Menard area. Stockraising and hunting provided livelihood. Their "bacon" was cured bear meat. Indians often stole horses, and in Dec. 1870 attacked cabin when Coalson and Charlie Mann had gone hunting. Ranch hand Joe Harris was killed. Mrs. Coalson in man's attire held off Indians until her husband returned. Later Coalson sold the ranch to surveyor - Civil War veteran Dr. Asa Pullen and wife Juliet (Gilliland), who had 6 daughters. Many descendants of this family still live in Kimble County.
About this site
Coalson-Pullen Colony is a historical marker in Junction, Kimble County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Kimble County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5246, -100.0191 near Junction. The nearest cataloged historic site is Copperas Methodist Church, First Church in Community (historical marker), about 2.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gully Cowsert, Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road, and Roosevelt.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5267000612. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
