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Our suggested
slogan:
"If you're looking at Coleman, you're looking at Texas."
Some of the
best qualities of Texas, anyway. Coleman is on the short list of
towns that don't yet have an H.E.B. store, but still have a high
quality of life.
Leaving Coleman
and driving toward Santa
Anna, you'll see a billboard that reads: You're Leaving Coleman,
Home of the Friendliest People in Texas.
We find it hard
to believe that Colemanites were the ones that put up that billboard.
It's our feeling that citizens of neighboring counties came in the
dead of night to let the world know how they felt about their Coleman
County neighbors.
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Gibson Brothers of Coleman operated the Coca Cola Bottling Works there
from 1927-1931. 1928 photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson |
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A
recently discovered Coca-Cola ghost sign in Coleman.
Photo courtesy Donna Chevalier, Coleman, Texas, May 2007 |
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courtesy Donna Chevalier, May 2007 |
Photographer's
Note:
"One of several of Coleman's traffic lights that are still in
the center of the intersection. To me, this seems to be a symbol of
not just Coleman but of early Texas mobility in general." - Barclay
Gibson, December 2007 |
Coleman
Chronicles
Pearl
by Mike Cox ("Texas Tales" column)
He has the singular distinction of being the first and last man
legally hanged in the county.
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Coleman
Attractions
Coleman
County Courthouse
Coleman
County Jail
The
Old Santa Fe Depot
East of downtown. Now home to the Coleman Police Department.
Coleman's
Public Library dates from January 1885. Mrs. J.A.B. Miller was
Coleman's Volunteer Librarian for 40 Years. Photo at top of page
shows the Memorial Library named in her honor. On the Courthouse
Square.
City Park
: Museum and Picnic area just North of town on Hwy 283 along
Hord's Creek.
The Owl
Pharmacy : The large sign on the West Side of Main Street will
call attention to itself. Full service soda fountain and
luncheonette. The Owl is clean, well staffed and has a full menu
of sandwiches with rotating specials. Ruebens, but no Rachels. Coffee
is 37 cents before 11:30, but if it's 11:45, they'll probably let
you slide. It may be your last chance to see a fountain this complete.
Coleman
County Museum : Open June to August - Fridays through Wednesdays.
April, May and September - Saturday and Sunday. Afternoons only.
Warbirds
Museum : At the Coleman Municipal Airport Open Monday through
Friday 8 'til 6. Restored aircraft from WWII.
Downtown
: Spend some time driving the west side of downtown. It's surprising
how much shade Coleman has.
Mozelle
High School
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Nearby
Destinations
Lake Coleman
: 17 miles North of Coleman off Hwy 283. The 190 acre Press Morris
Park is run by the City of Coleman, while the 2,000 acre lake belongs
to the State.
Other Area
Lakes : Novice, Ivie, Santa Anna and Hord's
Creek Lake Information available at the Chamber of Commerce
inside the branded building.
Coleman's second
city Santa Anna.
Ghost Towns:
Whon and Talpa
Coleman
County Chamber of Commerce:
218 Commercial
Coleman, Texas 76834 / 915-625-2163
Website: http://www.colemantexas.org/coleman.html |
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