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Fletcher and Donley Stage Station

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TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 50' 40.62747999984", -100° 18' 42.9509000016"
 
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    A rest stop in the 1870s and 80s on military and stage line. Serviced wagon trains, buffalo hide caravans, and cattle herds. Was also mail pick-up station. Former buffalo hunter-scout Ed Fletcher ran the station. His partners were Jimmie Donley (the head cook) and Tobe Robinson. All had been Indian fighters. Station consisted of a log cabin with a sod roof (where springtime flowers grew) and 2 other buildings. A brush arbor shaded cabin door and a pump stood nearby. First election in the area that became Hemphill County was held here in 1882.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Fletcher and Donley Stage Station Historical Marker Location Map, Texas