Black plaque № 16826

Fort Stockton, TX, United States

Pioneer Stagecoach Stand Operators Mr. and Mrs. Isaac J. Rude. On way to California from Tennessee in the 1850's Isaac J. and Sarah Isabella Rude settled in West Texas. In Davis Mountains, Rude built and operated a station for the Butterfield Overland Stage; here passengers had meals while mules wer

e unharnessed and exchanged for a fresh team. Soon Butterfield--the pioneer passenger and mail service (1858-1861) from St. Louis to California--had Rude move here to Ft. Stockton and build another st

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