Selma Stage Stop Visitor Center -- Selma TX USA
N 29° 34.949 W 098° 18.330
14R E 567262 N 3272723
The Selma Visitor Center is located a few dozen yards from the Harrison and McCulloch Stage stop in Selma, Texas, at 7934 Valhalla Dr in Selma TX.
Waymark Code: WM17Q97
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2023
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From the City of Selma website: (
visit link)
"The City of Selma's Visitor’s Center, the Stage Stop, is located at 9374 Valhalla. The Chamber (Schertz-Cibolo-Selma Area) maintains their second location at the Visitor’s Center Monday – Friday, 1:00pm to 5:00pm. The Chamber is closed on the 3rd Tuesday of each month."
A reconstructed stage stop building, originally built in the 1850s stands along the historic Evans Road, part of the Harrison and McCulloch stage route that passed through this area. The official Selma Visitors Center, built in 2009, is a few dozen yards west of the stage stop.
The stage stop also served as a US Post Office in the 1859s-1860s. It was reconstructed by the Texas historical commission using period-appropriate materials and techniques in 2006.
On the other side of the Visitor Center, we found a map of the stage line and some more history of specific routes as follows:
"HARRISON AND MCCULLOUCH STAGE LINES
Circa 1850s-1860s
During the days of the Republic, John S. Harrison and William H. McCulloch ran their stage lines from the Gulf Coast to Central Texas as far back as the mid-1840s, transporting immigrants who were arriving on steamers from New Orleans and other major ports of entry.
In October 2000 the Harrison & McCulloch Stage Stop was declared a state archaeological landmark by the Texas historical Commission, and was reconstructed using the original formula of limecrete. In 2009 the visitor center opened its doors, so step inside and discover the rich history of the Selma Stage Stop.
[Map of Texas with H&M Stage Line Routes from Mount Pleasant to Eagle Pass and San Antonio to Indianola, plus other routes]
H&M
Stage Line Routes
Route 6285
Austin (leaving at 3 am) to
Manchaca Springs (sic) to
San Marcos to New Braunfels
To Cibolo (now Selma) to
San Antonio (arriving at 9 pm)
Route 6154
Gonzales to
Bellville (now Belmont)
To Seguin to New Braunfels
Route 6155
Indianola to Victoria
To Cuero to Gonzales"