Fort Stockton, Texas
James Rooney County Park
Green and spacious park on southern edge of city at historic Comanche Springs. Swimming, picnicking and tennis courts....
James Rooney County Park
Historic features include courthouse (1883), first Catholic Church (1875), first schoolhouse (1883), and Zero Stone placed by survey party in 1859, used as origin point for all land surveys in this part of West Texas. Nearby St. Stephens Episcopal Church (1872)
Fort Stockton, TX Historic CourthousesTypical frontier military post established 1858 as Camp Stockton; abandoned in 1886. Fort consisted of 35 buildings made of adobe and hand-hewn limestone. Four original buildings remain: Three of the eight officers' quarters, and guardhouse with jailer'
Fort Stockton, TX Historic FortsFormer 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
Fort Stockton, TX Pioneer HistoryAt 20 feet long and 11 feet tall, Pete is probably the world'
Fort Stockton, TX One Of A KindsA series of special signs on city streets provide guidance for do-it-yourself tour of historic sites. Historical notations date from days of Cabeza de Vaca's explorations, 1534, and other explorers such as Espejo in 1583, Mendosa in 1684
Fort Stockton, TX ToursIn Southwest Texas on U.S. Highway 90 West, 60 miles west of Del Rio, one of the 12 Texas Travel Information Centers operated...
The Million Barrel Museum was built in 1928 as oil-storage facility. When operational, the tank stored a million barrels of c...
F.M. 1111 north 43 miles to intersection with primary east- west route of U.S. 62/180. Generally flat ranching areas edged by...
Built in 1932 following bequest from William J. McDonald, amateur astronomer. On 6,791-foot peak of Mount Locke. Site selecte...
Visit downtown area of historic buildings, churches and homes dating from the 1800s, including the 1887 courthouse. Also anci...