Old Mail Camp -- Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock TX
N 33° 35.416 W 101° 52.965
14S E 232468 N 3720452
A dry stack mail camp building on display at the Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock TX
Waymark Code: WMV5Q1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2017
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An old mail camp building made of dry-staked stone is on display at the Ranching Heritage Center, on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock TX.
An interpretive sign nearby reads as follows:
“OLD MAIL CAMP
c. 1875
this single door, stacked rock structure with the pole and brush roof was located north of an old military and stage line road in Knox County, Texas. It may have served as a rest stop or waystation for U.S. Army couriers in and out of Fort Griffin on a branch of the Mackenzie Trail. Early postal contractors used the male camp as they handle deliveries for the ranches, leaving and picking up mail at the site. Such buildings helped to connect the widely dispersed settlements on the frontier with the rest of the nation."
Group that erected the marker: Ranching Heritage Center
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3121 4th St
Lubbock, TX
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