Marker Inscription
Established Sept. 8, 1855. First white settler in Wise County, Benjamin B. Haney, was the first postmaster. Second was Martha E. Marshall, appointed Dec. 5, 1856; third, Nathan Huff, served from March 16, 1860, until office was discontinued on Dec. 5, 1866. David C. Haynes and William Quagle, contractors, brought mail every Saturday by stagecoach from Birdville (25 mi. SE), arriving Odessa 12:00 noon. Stayed at George Wilmouth Inn two hours, arriving in Birdville 8:00 p.m. Second post office, Newark, opened 1893, after another Odessa was founded in Ector County. (1967)
About this site
First Post Office in Wise County is a historical marker in Newark, Wise County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 89 historical markers documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 159 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.9981, -97.4979 near Newark. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pope Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Teague Cemetery, Bledsoe, George Lawton, and Aurora Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5497004787. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
