Details for Site of Ben Ficklin

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014447

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Marker Number 14447
Atlas Number 5507014447
Marker Title Site of Ben Ficklin
Index Entry Ben Ficklin, Site of
Address Ben Ficklin Road
City San Angelo
County Tom Green
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 363100
UTM Northing 3475142
Subject Codes military topics
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Ben Ficklin Road, west wide between S. Bryant Blvd. (SH 306) frontage road and Becker Lane
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Marker Text An early stage stand named in honor of Major Ben Ficklin, 1820-1870 - A noted frontiersman, mail and stage contractor, who assisted in establishing the Pony Express - - He carried the first message from the first governor of California to the governor of Missouri - First county seat of Tom Green County, 1875-1882 - Destroyed by flood, August 24, 1882. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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