Pioneer History
Tunis Creek Stagecoach Stop
Former way station on Butterfield Overland Mail Route; later a Texas Ranger station. Historic structure was moved to a highway rest area on U.S. 290, 20 miles east. Original location was approximately two miles south.
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Comanche Springs
Once among largest springs in Texas, now site of Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Learn more →Annie Riggs Hotel Museum
The old hotel, built in 1899, was built on this stage route. Restored and maintained…
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Historic features include courthouse (1883), first Catholic Church (1875), first schoolhouse (1883), and Zero Stone…
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Typical frontier military post established 1858 as Camp Stockton; abandoned in 1886. Fort consisted of…
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