Fort Stockton, Texas

Paisano Pete

At 20 feet long and 11 feet tall, Pete is probably the world'

James Rooney County Park

Old Fort Cemetery

Records on existing tombstones indicate few people lived beyond age 40;

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

Historic Fort Stockton

Typical 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'