The Texas Livery Stable

The Texas Livery Stable (HM292I)

Location: Cooper, TX 75432 Delta County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 22.437', W 95° 41.383'

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Had animal-drawn vehicles and saddle horses for hire. Served doctors on calls; people arriving on or meeting trains; lawyers attending court;"drummers" (salesmen) on local rounds; land seekers; hunters and fishermen; young men courting; ladies out visiting.

Usually housed in a good frame or brick building; stalls, harness rooms, office might cover a block. Pasture was nearby. Boarded teams of businessmen and townspeople. Provided hearses, funeral carriages.

Stable was town's "club"—for men trading, meeting visitors, getting news. After school, used boys for deliveries; they took along horses to ride back to barn. They painted, polished carriages; groomed, fed horses. Tramps cleaned stables, slept in hay. Manager often "doctored" animals, sometimes was an undertaker.

Fine saddle horses and rigs stood out front, for show — top buggies, with storm curtains; plush-lined hacks; Studebaker dray wagons. Rent: $3 to $5 a day.

On this courthouse site (until 1912) was Blackwell Livery Stable. To the east (1880 - 1914) Nidever Livery Stable kept city fire engine team at its front. In minutes after an alarm, had fire wagon on its way.

A centuries-old institution, the livery stable vanished about 1915. No true successor replaced it. Early travel, communication and transportation series.
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HM NumberHM292I
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Year Placed1966
Placed ByThe Moody Foundation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 at 10:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 249766 N 3695976
Decimal Degrees33.37395000, -95.68971667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 22.437', W 95° 41.383'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 22' 26.22" N, 95° 41' 22.98" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)903
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 NW 2nd St, Cooper TX 75432, US
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