Site of First Livery Stable
N 30° 29.291 W 099° 45.979
14R E 426453 N 3373131
The site of Junction's first livery stable is marked with a state historic marker
Waymark Code: WMTV3D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2017
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Junction's first livery stable was located at the corner of sixth and College streets on the southwest corner of the county courthouse square in downtown Junction.
Marker Number: 4410
Marker Text: Busiest spot in early Junction. Fed and housed visiting ranch teams. Had horses and buggies for public hire. Men collected here to gossip, trade.
Built 1879 by John Allen on this lot where public corral operated as early as 1877. Owned by T. M. Hodges when outmoded by autos in 1920s. (1967)
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