First Post Office in Hemphill County, TX
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 35° 56.315 W 100° 22.201
14S E 376424 N 3978003
This was the real rough and ready - shoot-em-out West
Waymark Code: WMMQGH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2014
Views: 2
County of first: Hemphill County
Location of first: US-60/83 & FM-2266, turnout, N. side of river, about 1/2 mile N. of Canadian
Marker erected by: State Historical Survey Committee
Date marker erectd: 1967
Marker text:
Site of Old
SPRINGER'S RAOD RANCH
(12.2 Mi. East)
First post office in Hemphill County. Unique for tunnel from dugout home-store to corral.
On 1870's trail from Fort Elliott (35 miles, southwest) to Fort Supply, Indian Territory, to Fort Dodge, Kansas. Established by A. G. Springer; besides running 300 head of cattle, Springer's was a stagecoach stand, tavern; store (mainly for teamster, hunters) had liquor, canned goods, hunting equipment. Poker-expert Springer was frequent host to soldiers seeking entertainment in tavern.
In 1877, he and Tom Ledbetter, his partner, were killed in gun battle with angered soldiers and were buried at the ranch.
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