Marker Inscription
First station after leaving Ozona on the San Angelo-Ozona mail line. Here, at the 20-mile point of an 86-mile run, fresh horses awaited. The stand, built in 1902, served one of Texas' last commercial stage lines. Ten horses were kept here, as at the three other stations: Shoeingstand (where the horses were reshod each six weeks), Sherwood, and Knickerbocker. Frequent riders were whiskey drummers (peddlers), lightning rod salesmen and preachers. Automobiles (1908) and finally the railroad (1910) put the "hacks" on this line out of business.
About this site
High Lonesome Stage Stand is a historical marker in Ozona, Crockett County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Crockett County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 36 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8374, -101.1707 near Ozona. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ozona-Barnhart Trap Company (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ozona Junior High School, Perner House, The, and Ozona's Water System.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5105002476. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
