Historical MarkerDr. Lilburn Howard Colley
Colleyville · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1983 · THC Atlas #5439001272
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Marker Inscription
A veteran of the Union Army during the Civil War, Dr. L. H. Colley (1843-1924) and his wife, Martha Sabrina (Fowks) (1860-1914), migrated from Missouri to Texas in 1880. They settled in Bransford Community in 1885, where Dr. Colley became a respected physician and an election official for the Pleasant Run School District. In 1914, when Walter G. Couch opened a grocery store in a two-room building near the Colley's home, Dr. Colley suggested naming the area Colleyville. The community has grown to include Bransford, Old Union, Pleasant Glade, Pleasant Run and Spring Garden. (1983)
About this site
Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley is a historical marker in Colleyville, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 354 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 458 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8850, -97.1569 near Colleyville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pleasant Run School (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Bidault House, Pleasant Run Baptist Church, and Bransford.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439001272. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
