Site of Mark Fury Ranch Stage Stand
Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Originally part of the Mark Fury Ranch, this site was used as a stagecoach stop from 1894 to 1909. Theodore Jackson Savell (1872-1954) owned and operated the line between San Angelo and Sonora. Six mornings each week a horn was blown to announce the arrival of the stage. In emergencies on the road, help was prompt because the line served as a thread of life for the remote area. The Savell stages were instrumental in the early development of the region, providing passenger, mail and express service. (1980)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
From 1894 to 1909 this corner of the old Mark Fury Ranch served as a stagecoach stop on Theodore Jackson Savell's line between San Angelo and Sonora. Six mornings a week a horn announced the stage's arrival, carrying passengers, mail, and express across country so remote that the line was, as the marker puts it, a thread of life for the region.
Why it matters
Before railroads and highways reached West Texas, stage lines like Savell's were the lifeline that made settlement and commerce possible in isolated country.
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