Site of Mail Relay Station

(500 yards west) By 1903, W.J. (1858-1930) and Mary E. (1863-1958) French had built a two-story home near this site, and it was a stop for freighters from the Texas & Pacific Railroad. Freighter rigs usually consisted of two wagons drawn by several horses, and the Frenches offered a campground, water, hot meals and a horse pen. Cattle drovers also rested here on their way through the area. In 1905, the French home became a stop along a mail route from Lamesa, known then as Chicago, through Brownfield to Gomez, a 40-mile trip. The mail hacks also carried passengers. The mail service was discontinued in 1910 when the mail was rerouted. (1973, 2006)

Site of Mail Relay Station is a historical marker in Brownfield, Terry County. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Terry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 21 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.9896, -102.1641 near Brownfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is M. B. Sawyer Ranch House (historical marker), about 12 miles away. Others within a short drive include Terry County, A.M. Brownfield Home, and Terry County's First Jail.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5445003188. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.