Details for Site of the Trading Post of Holland Coffee

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5181007349

Data

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.

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