Fort Stockton, Texas
Comanche Springs
Once among largest springs in Texas, now site of Olympic-sized swimming pool....
Comanche Springs
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 CourthousesFormer 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 HistoryTypical 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 FortsNamed for historic trail that once passed its front door, small museum was former home, office and shop of Nick Mersfelter, e...
Alley Oop, comic strip caveman, was created by V.T. Hamlin while he lived in Iraan. Visitors can see Alley Oop and Dinny in g...
Established in 1681, and later dedicated Corpus Christi de la Ysleta, 1690; damaged by both floods and fires, but restored an...
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Learn all about Texas and Southwestern history, including the background of the cattle industry and the individuals who began...