Details for Site of Old Texas Cotton Palace
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5309004863
Data
| Marker Number | 4863 |
| Atlas Number | 5309004863 |
| Marker Title | Site of Old Texas Cotton Palace |
| Index Entry | Texas Cotton Palace |
| Address | 1300 Clay |
| City | Waco |
| County | McLennan |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 677115 |
| UTM Northing | 3491604 |
| Subject Codes | mills - textile, fiber, gristmills, cotton gins; fairs and festivals |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Cotton Palace Park, southeast corner of Clay and 13th streets |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Founded in 1894, when Waco was cotton capital of the South. After first exposition to mark end of cotton season, original palace burned; was rebuilt, 1909. Exposition each November had grand royal coronation; nobility came from Texas cities, other states and foreign countries. Featured farm crops, animals; a "warpath" of sideshows; parades, football games, auto shows, horse races and other attractions. The 10,000-capacity coliseum was the setting for grand opera, concerts, coronation balls, shows from Broadway, debutante balls. After 1930, property was sold. (1966) |