Historical Marker

Stage Coach Inn

Crockett · Houston County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5225008809

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Marker Inscription

Built as a home by Joseph D. Rice, Sr., who came to Texas in 1828. In 1838 it was designated as a stopping place for the stage coach from Nacogdoches to Crockett. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

About this site

Stage Coach Inn is a historical marker in Crockett, Houston County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.3580, -95.3978 near Crockett. The nearest cataloged historic site is Original Site of the Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rice, Rice Cemetery, and Joseph Redmond Rice and Willie Masters Rice.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225008809. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This 1936 marker stands at a home built by Joseph D. Rice, Sr., who came to Texas in 1828. Beginning in 1838 the house served as a stopping place for the stagecoach running between Nacogdoches and Crockett, which gave it the name Stage Coach Inn.

Sources: hmdb.org texashistoricalmarkers.weebly.com

📍 31.3580, -95.3978 · Crockett, Houston County

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