3/22/2015
The Marker
The park was dedicated in 2013 and was turned over to the Coppell Historical Society.
Marker Text
This Park commemorates the rich history of the town of Coppell, which began here in the late 1870s along present Bethel and Coppell Roads. This was downtown Coppell, the location of general stores, a post office, a bank, a drug store, blacksmiths, schools, churches, and homes. Today if is a part of the city’s revitalization plan of Old Coppell.
This corner, at various times in history, as the site of several houses, a service station, and a temporary movie theater. Its status as a historical park began in 2003 when an antique windmill as donated by the Thweatt family and preserved here. Later, the historic 1904 Kirkland House was moved to this site and the Minyard Store as added. The designation of this land as a historical park was made possible by the Wheelice Wilson family, which lived here starting in 1947.
Coppell Heritage Park is dedicated to the memory of pioneers who made Coppell their home.
The Coppell Historical Society
April 13, 2013
Former Representative Bennett Ratliff
The Dedication
Current Coppell Fire Chief and four former chiefs
Mayor Karen Hunt
Former city manager Jim Witt
Coppell Heritage Park
Coppell Historical Society