Polish Immigrant Joseph Cotulla

Polish Immigrant Joseph Cotulla (HM28J3)

Location: Cotulla, TX 78014 La Salle County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 26.162', W 99° 14.12'

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1844-1923

In 1881, when the International & Great Northern Railroads pushed through South Texas, rancher Joseph Cotulla offered part of his homestead in exchange for running the track through his property.
He platted a town site with a central plaza and a row of storefront businesses that drew cowboys and homesteaders for miles around. Though Cotulla's "wild west" reputation was well earned, those rough and ready days are largely a thing of the past.
What remains are Cotulla's historic storefront businesses, town plaza and civic buildings which together convey a strong sense of the frontier towns that helped tame the wilderness, a sense that most only see in the movies.
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HM NumberHM28J3
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Date Added Friday, June 15th, 2018 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 476955 N 3145528
Decimal Degrees28.43603333, -99.23533333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 26.162', W 99° 14.12'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 26' 9.7199999999999" N, 99° 14' 7.2" W
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Area Code(s)830, 956
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 114 N Center St, Cotulla TX 78014, US
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