Marker Number |
7349 |
Atlas Number |
5181007349 |
Marker Title |
Site of the Trading Post of Holland Coffee |
Index Entry |
Coffee, Holland, Trading Post, Site of |
Address |
|
City |
Pottsboro |
County |
Grayson |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
718837 |
UTM Northing |
3751646 |
Subject Codes |
trading posts, customs stations |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
FM 120 at Preston Cemetery, about 8.5 mi. north of Pottsboro |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker |
Marker Text |
Established about 1837 for trade with the Indians of the Red River region and the western plains. Here many white captives of the Red Men were redeemed. From its vicinity the Snively Expedition set out for New Mexico on April 25, 1843. Abandoned after Coffee's death in 1846. |