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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).
Cottondale is a historical marker in Paradise, Wise County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 91 historical markers documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 162 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0649, -97.7062 near Paradise. The nearest cataloged historic site is "Machine Gun" Kelley (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Cottondale Cemetery, Dallas, Pacific & Southeastern Railway, and Paschall.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5497001078. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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