Marker Inscription
Site of 1911-1914 dynamiting to produce rain, carried on by C. W. Post, Texas farm colonizer and cereal foods millionaire. After reading that rain often accompanies cannonading in war, Post planned "battles" to relieve droughts. He thought vertical air currents would condense vapor in atmosphere and cause rain. He first used dynamite airborne by kites, but soon replaced this dangerous method by setting off explosions on edge of Caprock. Post's experiments were said to have been 40% effective, and cost $50,000. He battled drought on farms until his death, 1914. (1967)
About this site
C. W. Post Rain Battles is a historical marker in Post, Garza County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 30 historical markers documented in Garza County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 33 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.2150, -101.4227 near Post. The nearest cataloged historic site is Twin Chimneys (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Boren, J. M., Home, Post, C.W., Home, and Mason Memorial Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5169000602. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
