Historical Marker

Stagecoach Inn

Salado · Bell County · Dedicated 1962 · THC Atlas #5027005091

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Marker Inscription

Constructed during the 1860s, the Stagecoach Inn was known as Salado Hotel and as Shady Villa before the current name was adopted in 1943. Military figures George Armstrong Custer and Robert E. Lee, and cattle baron Shanghai Pierce are among those thought to have stayed here. A good example of frontier vernacular architecture, the Stagecoach Inn features a two-story galleried porch with a second-story balustrade. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962

About this site

Stagecoach Inn is a historical marker in Salado, Bell County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.9423, -97.5376 near Salado. The nearest cataloged historic site is Central Texas Area Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of Thomas Arnold High School, Main Street Bridges, and Salado.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027005091. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 30.9423, -97.5376 · Salado, Bell County
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