San Angelo - Ozona Mail line
One of Texas Last Commercial Stage Lines -- Crockett,
Irion, Tom Green County, Texas
Location near the High Lonesome stage stand
Probable Route of the Ozona - San Angelo Mail Route Superimposed on a modern
highway map
This stage line ran the 86 miles from Ozona to San Angelo until about
1910. It ran from Ozona to the High Lonesome stand, then up to the
stage stand in Sherwood, Texas, on to Knickerbocker, Texas stage stand,
Then into San Angelo. The "Hacks" as they were called did not
resemble what Hollywood usually uses as a "Stage Coach" They were
more utilitarian vehicles that carried as much mail and freight as
passengers. Stage stop locations were chosen for the proper
distance a team of Horses could go before being change out and the
availability of water.
Each stage stand had 10 horses and facilities for shoeing the
horses. The teams were changed at each stop and the horses
shoed every 6 weeks.
Passenger included whiskey drummers (peddlers), preacher, and
lighting rod salesman. Passengers often found themselves riding on
top of freight and getting out of the Hack to lighten the load and push
through muddy roads during wet weather.
The introduction of motor vehicles and trains put these regional
stages out of business. This line was one of the last running in
Texas when it went out of business in about 1910.
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