Near Eldorado in Schleicher County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of J.D. Earnest Ranch Stage Stand

Photographed by Brian Anderson, November 9, 2018

1. Site of J.D. Earnest Ranch Stage Stand Marker

Inscription. During the ownership of rancher J. D. Earnest, this site was used as a rest stop on the stage line between San Angelo and Sonora. Owned and managed by Theodore Jackson Savell (1872-1954), the operation began providing mail and passenger service to the area in 1894. Each weekday two stages pulled by four horses made the 75-mile run. On rare rainy occasions the passengers helped push the stagecoach up muddy hills. The Savell line remained in operation until 1909, when mail was first delivered to the county by automobile.

Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4416.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 30° 43.199′ N, 100° 38.132′ W. Marker is near Eldorado, Texas, in Schleicher County. It is on U.S. 277 9.8 miles south of U.S. 190, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eldorado TX 76936, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Texas.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of

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Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Texas Woolen Mills (approx. 9.6 miles away); First National Bank Building (approx. 9.8 miles away); First Baptist Church of Eldorado (approx. 9.9 miles away); Bev McCormick (approx. 9.9 miles away); Schleicher County Courthouse (approx. 9.9 miles away); Captain Gustav Schleicher (approx. 9.9 miles away); First Methodist Church of Eldorado (approx. 10 miles away); Sutton County Jail (approx. 10.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eldorado.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, November 9, 2018

2. Site of J.D. Earnest Ranch Stage Stand Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 732 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.