Details for Cottondale
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5497001078
Data
| Marker Number | 1078 |
| Atlas Number | 5497001078 |
| Marker Title | Cottondale |
| Index Entry | Cottondale |
| Address | FM 2123, S of Cottondale |
| City | Paradise |
| County | Wise |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 620797 |
| UTM Northing | 3650276 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns |
| Marker Year | 1975 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Bridgeport, take FM 2123 south about 13.6 miles to Cottondale; marker is located at community center. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | Area's oldest settlement. Platted by landowner B. F. Banks, who also gave lots for public use named, 1875, for lush growth of cotton planted by John Bridges, blacksmith, to finance a trip to Alabama to bring back his bride. Paradise took over town's post office, (1912); school (1933). |