FIRST -- Livery Stable in Junction, Junction TX
N 30° 29.291 W 099° 45.979
14R E 426453 N 3373131
The earliest travelers on the Old Spanish Trail would have passed by Junction's first livery stable, which they themselves helped consign to history
Waymark Code: WMTV3Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2017
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Travelers in the earliest years of the Old Spanish Trail would have passed by Junction's courthouse square livery stable while it was still in business.
But by the late 1920s, the automobile had made horse transportation obsolete, and this livery stable closed forever, a victim of the cars passing by on the Old Spanish Trail and other auto routes.
The old livery stable was located at the corner of sixth and College streets on the southwest corner of the courthouse square, which fronted on to the Old Spanish Trail.
A state historic marker erected in 1967 preserves the location and history of the spot as follows"
"SITE OF FIRST LIVERY STABLE
Busiest spot in early Junction. Fed and housed visiting ranch teams. Had horses and buggies for public hire. Men collected here to gossip, trade.
Built 1879 by John Allen on this lot where public corral operated as early as 1877. Owned by T. M. Hodges when outmoded by autos in 1920s. (1967)"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1879
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