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R. S. Stephens, Bettie Thatcher, and Prairie Street Carriage Step black plaque

Columbus, TX, United States

Carriage Step on Prairie Street. A carriage step is a block of stone or concrete placed at the street as a courtesy to guests stepping out of carriages and was a symbol of prominent families in the community. These steps are remnants of a time when livery stables, blacksmith shops, hitching posts an

d watering troughs lined the streets. In 1879, the Robert Robson family sold the Prairie Street home to R. S. Stephens, a railroad purchasing agent, and his wife, Bettie Thatcher. The carriage step at

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