Coppell Heritage Park - Coppell, TX
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N 32° 57.275 W 097° 00.306
14S E 686466 N 3648018
This post-mounted marker stands next to the Windmill and Water Tank on the corner of S Coppell Road and W Bethel Road in the Park.
Waymark Code: WM19X8K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2024
Views: 1
The sign reads:
This park commemorates the rich history of the town of Coppell, which began here in the late 1870s along present Bethel and Coppell Roads, This was downtown Coppell, the location of general stores, a post office, a bank, a drug store, blacksmiths, schools, churches, and homes. Today it is a part of the city's revitalization plan for Old Coppell.
This corner, at various times in history, was the site of several houses, a service station, and a temporary movie theater. Its status as a historical park began in 2003 when an antique windmill was donated by the Thweatt family and preserved here. Later, the historic 1904 Kirkland House was moved to this site and the Minyard Store was added. The designation of this land as a historical park was made possible by the Wheelice Wilson family, which lived here starting in 1947.
Coppell Heritage Park is dedicated to the memory of pioneers
who made Coppell their home.
The Coppell Historical Society
April 13, 2013