Grierson Spring
Reagan County, Reagan County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Established as an outpost to Fort Concho, April 30th, 1878. Stage stand on the Ft. Concho to Ft. Stockton route, 1875-1882. Named in honor of General Benjamin H. Grierson who commanded the Federal troops in the region, April 23, 1875, to July 20th, 1882. Abandoned as a military post in 1882.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Grierson Spring rose out of the arid country of West Texas as an 1878 outpost of Fort Concho and a stage stand on the Fort Concho–Fort Stockton road. It honored General Benjamin H. Grierson, who commanded federal troops in the region during the Indian Wars and led the celebrated Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry. The post was abandoned in 1882 as the frontier moved on.
Why it matters
Springs and stage stands like this were the lifelines of the post–Civil War frontier army, making travel and settlement possible across a waterless land.
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