Historical Marker
Dodson House
Historical marker location:
900 East Coliseum Dr., Snyder, Texas
( Scurry County Heritage Village)
Marker installed: 1965
Built 1883 by a Confederate veteran and pioneer doctor, J. C. Cornelius. Materials came by mule train from railroad at Colorado City. Handmade cabinets, front entrance hall, the 2 fireplaces remain as originally built. Since 1894 owned by family of a former Tennessee schoolteacher, A. C. Dodson.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.
The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet. The flower blooms in the spring and is a common sight along the highways and in fields throughout the state.