Marker Inscription
First school in area, 1883. Smaller structure served as first office for army telegraph line which arrived in 1876. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.
Historical Marker
Telegraph Office and School
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About this site
Telegraph Office and School is a historical marker in Ft. Stockton, Pecos County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 26 historical markers documented in Pecos County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 42 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8846, -102.8803 near Ft. Stockton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oldest House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Fort Stockton, and Courthouse, Jail and Zero Stone.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5371005218. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This Fort Stockton marker recalls the town's first school, opened in 1883, and a smaller adjoining structure that had served as the office of an army telegraph line reaching the fort in 1876. The site was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1966.
Sources: pecoscountyhistoricalcommission.orgsites.rootsweb.com
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