Confederate President Jefferson Davis
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(1808-1889) Friend of Texas. Visited first as officer Mexican War 1847. As U. S. Secretary of War in 1855, built up frontier forts to open West Texas to settlers. Camels imported for patrols, hauling. His postmaster-general and personal aide were Texans, as were many on general staff. After post-war release from prison, visited state and old soldiers he once had told in wartime: "Troops from other states have their reputations to gain, but sons of the Alamo have theirs to maintain.
" County named for him in 1887.
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First Rural School West of Pecos River
Built 1881 of adobe brick, by settlers P. H. Pruett, Cal Nations, James Dawson, Joe Dorsey.
Old Fort Davis C. S. A.
(Star and Wreath) Confederate supply point and frontier outpost on great military road from San Antonio to El Paso 1861-62.
San Antonio-El Paso Road
Westward expeditions opened trails from San Antonio to El Paso in the late 1840s.
Barry Scobee Mountain
(6300 ft. elev.) Camp grounds and lookout post (1850s-1880s) for military, mail coaches, freighters, travelers, emigrants.
Union Mercantile
Founded 1873 by O. M. Keesey and Geo.