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Cottondale

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FM 2123, S of Cottondale, Paradise, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 59' 3.07529999988", -97° 42' 25.79420999988"
 
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     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).

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Cottondale Historical Marker Location Map, Paradise, Texas