FIRST - Election in Area - Hemphill County, Texas
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YoSam.
N 35° 41.532 W 100° 16.393
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Sod roof, supplies, food and mail.
Waymark Code: WM133BQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2020
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County of Marker: Hemphill County
Location of Marker: FM-277 & CR-15, 6 miles E. of US-83, 15½ miles S. of Canadian
Marker Erected by: State Historical Survey Committee.
Date Marker Erected: 1970
Marker Text:
Fletcher and Donley
STAGE STATION
(Site 3 miles Northwest)
A rest stop in the 1870s and 80s on military and stage line. Serviced wagon trains, buffalo hide caravans, and cattle herds. Was also mail pick-up station.
Former buffalo hunter-scout Ed Fletcher ran the station. His partners were Jimmie Donley (the head cook) and Tobe Robinson. All had been Indian fighters.
Station consisted of a log cabin with a sod roof (where springtime flowers grew) and 2 other buildings. A brush arbor shaded cabin door and a pump stood nearby. First election in the area that became Hemphill County was held here in 1882.
(1970)
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