Near Post in Garza County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Pioneer's Well

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 11, 2017

1. Pioneer's Well Marker

Inscription. County's first hand-dug rock-walled well. Dug 1883 by Llano Ranch workmen. Well is 5 feet square, 40 feet deep and lined with sandstones placed without the use of mortar.

Original wood curb was destroyed by fire, 1937. Present curb is replica.

Well was used 45 years.

Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4039.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 33° 9.967′ N, 101° 24.752′ W. Marker is near Post, Texas, in Garza County. It can be reached from Camp Post Road one mile west of Farm to Market Road 669, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in on the grounds of the C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Post TX 79356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kate McCommis (within shouting distance of this marker); Llano Ranch (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Garza County (approx. 2.3 miles away); Old Post High School (approx. 2.3 miles away); C. W. Post Home (approx. 2.3 miles away); Post

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Old Post Sanitarium (approx. 2½ miles away); Mason Memorial Building (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Post.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 11, 2017

2. Pioneer's Well Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 11, 2017

3. Pioneer's Well Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.