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Bell from the 1884 Coleman County Courthouse. |
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Plaque on a boulder commemorating the cattle drives that came through Coleman. |
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World War II plaque. |
| Plaque from a bridge that no longer exists. |  |
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1952 Coleman County Courthouse. |
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Built in 1890, this Victorian style jail is still in use today. |
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Library named after Mrs. J. A. B. Miller who worked as an unpaid librarian here for 41 years! |
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Fire Department used to share a building with City Hall, but there is now a new City Hall up the street. |
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Vintage gas station of red brick. Pumps and signs have been removed. |
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Three story red brick high school has been vacant since at least 2008. |
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Coleman Masonic Lodge #496 AF & AM chartered in 1878. |
| First United Methodist Church built in 1959. |  |
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Carol and Ed on the trail. |
| Robey House was a B&B. It is now up for sale. |  |
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Victorian house – no information available. |
| Large cactus |  |
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The Blair House – circa 1914 – Classical Revival Style. |
| Built in 1917 as a Presbyterian Church this building was donated in 2005 to the Coleman Heritage, Arts & Preservation Society and is now a museum. |  |
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One story large brick Post Office erected in 1931. |
| Ed with a ghost sign for Coca-Cola saying it costs 5˘ |  |
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Possibly inspired by Aaron Watson’s song “These Old Boots Have Roots”. |
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Artist took advantage of a broken curb to make this cute mouse. |
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Metal dragonflies adorn the side of a building. |
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Mural painted as album cover for Aaron Watson’s Vaquero album. |
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Mural celebrates Coleman’s Prickly Pear Food & Wine Festival. |
| Brandin’ Wall by the Circle C Cowbells. |  |
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Local ranchers sponsored “cattle portraits” in the bricked-up windows of a vacant building downtown. |
| Vacant building painted to look like a barnyard. |  |
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First Baptist Church – could not find out when it was built. |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bishop Joseph Fiorenza presided over the dedication on June 6, 1962. |
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Badly in need of restoration, this was once a lovely 1-story brick and stucco Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Depot. |
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Down the tracks from the depot is an interesting building. Could not read the sign so not sure what it was. |
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We came back and ate hamburgers at the lunch counter after the walk. I recommend it highly! |
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Mural on the Library has Sherlock Holmes, Alice in Wonderland, and Wizard of OZ. |
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Coleman County Medical Center |
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Restored Sinclair Station is home to CMS Health Care, Inc. |
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Coleman Texas makes up the deer’s antlers in this mural on a vacant building. |
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Rancho Loma Vineyards (RLV) took an old empty building in downtown Coleman and turned it into a winery with a tasting room. |
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A large frosted donut with sprinkles on the side of the donut shop. |
| Coleman ISD mascot is the Blue Cats. |  |
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Small six side gazebo with carousel horse wind vane. |
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Sign for the Humane Society Thrift store has a cat and dog. |
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