HISTORICAL MARKERS GUIDE: COLORADO COUNTY
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1890 Cornerstone Ceremony The building of the Colorado County Courthouse began with a public celebration of July 7, 1890. About 3,000 people attended a barbeque in a grove north of town. They later marched to the courthouse square in a procession led by a local marching band. Members of Caledonia Lodge No. 68 A.F. & A. M. laid the cornerstone with Masonic ceremonies. Following the ceremony the crowd gathered together for a return procession tot he grove. Later that evening a Grand Ball was held at the Stafford Opera House. The new courthouse was complete in February 1891. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |