August Timme donated three acres of land for the purpose of building the Coshatte Public School and a community center. Named after the Alabama Coushatta Indian tribe, in the area, the school was completed in 1882. The Coshatte Agricultural Society, first known as the Coshatte Turnverein, built a simple platform for dancing and a small building for storing produce and groceries purchased wholesale for distribution among the members.
In 1889, the Coshatte Agricultural Society purchased an additional two acres from Mr. Timme and built a rectangular community hall. The rectangular building was replaced in 1928 with the octagon-shaped Coshatte Hall that exists today.
PHOTO OF AUGUST TIMME AND FAMILY PROVIDED BY ALAN TIMME AND SUBMITTED BY THE SEALY AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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