Region: Big Bend Country
Town developed with the establishment of a military post in 1859. It was an
outpost on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route at the crossing of the Old San
Antonio Road and an ancient Comanche War Trail. Popular with Native Americans
because of large springs nearby. Area was one of earliest irrigated farming
efforts in Texas; about 8,000 acres were irrigated as early as 1877. Today, this
is the seat of Pecos County; a retail and shipping headquarters for vast
ranching, natural gas and oil activities; and a major West Texas crossroads.
Hunting is excellent for mule deer and pronghorn antelope.
Nearby Cities: Crane, McCamey, Monahans, Pecos,