Running · city, Texas
Race Courses Through History in The Colony, TX
For race directors: courses that pass listed sites, with the history on the course map and on the medal.
The Colony has a population of about 39,458. Visitor offices and county governments in The Colony, TX spend real money promoting attractions. The listed historic sites are already there, already free, and mostly unmarketed.
On the record near The Colony, TX
The 12 nearest
160 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of The Colony, TX.
- Dallas Depot of the H. & T. C.5.5 miles from the center of The Colony · Collin CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- T. J. Campbell House6.3 miles from the center of The Colony · Collin CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Milliken House6.5 miles from the center of The Colony · Denton CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Frankford Church7.5 miles from the center of The Colony · Collin CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Addison State Bank9.2 miles from the center of The Colony · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Ammie Wilson House10 miles from the center of The Colony · Collin CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Gilbert House11 miles from the center of The Colony · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Bill and Maude Dodson House11 miles from the center of The Colony · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Plano High School and Gymnasium12 miles from the center of The Colony · Collin CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Texas Electric Railway Station12 miles from the center of The Colony · Collin CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Plano National Bank/I.O.O.F. Lodge Building12 miles from the center of The Colony · Collin CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- W. D. McFarlin Building12 miles from the center of The Colony · Collin CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Distances are straight-line from the center of The Colony, TX. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.
Race Courses in The Colony, step by step
- 1
Pick the distance first, then the stops that fit it
- 2
Load the route and note the regroup points
- 3
Run easy and stop at each marker long enough to read it
- 4
Take one photo per stop, no more, and keep moving
- 5
Save the route so the next run starts where this one ended
What people in The Colony, TX ask first
How much does it cost to visit these sites in The Colony, TX?
Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.
Where does the information on these sites come from?
From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.
What does a license for The Colony, TX include?
Routes built from every listed site in your area, your branding and stories, badges and challenges, and visitor counts you can report on. Terms are set per organization and area, so there is no single-price page.
Do we have to maintain the site data ourselves?
No. The listed sites come from the published records and are kept current centrally. You add the local stories and the routes you want visitors to follow.
How a visit works in The Colony
- Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In The Colony, TX the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
- Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
- Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in The Colony, TX are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
- Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.
The rules that make it work
The record comes first
Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.
Read the whole story
A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.
Movement makes it stick
People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.
Local beats famous
The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.
Respect the ground
Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.
Every visitor can improve it
Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.
