Eldorado, TX, United States
Site of Mark Fury Ranch Stage Stand. ORIGINALLY PART OF THE MARK FURY RANCH, THIS SITE WAS USED AS A STAGECOACH STOP FROM 1894 TO 1909. THEODORE JACKSON SAVELL (1872-1954) OWNED AND OPERATED THE LINE BETWEEN SAN ANGELO AND SONORA. SIX MORNINGS EACH WEEK A HORN WAS BLOWN TO ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OF TH
E STAGE. IN EMERGENCIES ON THE ROAD, HELP WAS PROMPT BECAUSE THE LINE SERVED AS A THREAD OF LIFE FOR THE REMOTE AREA. THE SAVELL STAGES WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION, PROVID
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