Site of Ben Ficklin
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Marker Text: An early stage stand named in honor of Major Ben Ficklin, 1820-1870. A noted frontiersman, mail and stage contractor, who assisted in establishing the Pony Express. He carried the first message from Governor of California to the Governor of Missouri. First county seat of Tom Green County, 1875-1882. Destroyed by flood, August 24, 1882. (1936)
Marker No: 14447
Gray Granite 1936 Centennial Marker
Geographic:
Location: Ben Ficklin Road south of Loop 360 about 1/4 mile at landscaping business
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