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FORT STOCKTON RETAIL LOCATIONS
Mesquite Tree Gifts
Kay has an instinct for finding Gifts that bring joy!
Mesquite Tree Gifts is a Texas Gift Shop full of delights and surprises.
Here you'll find treasures to cherish and gifts you can bestow with pride. The beautiful, the charming, the inspiring, the exciting--all selected to please you and those you love.
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At Mesquite Tree Gifts, you'll find a warm, welcoming shop where customers become guests and then turn into friends. Whether you're buying for someone you love, making a purchase for business, or just giving yourself a well-earned treat, they have the perfect gift. And here you can get friendly, expert advice to help you make your choice. "Mesquite Tree Gifts offers complimentary gift wrap with each purchase!" -Says, Caddylak Maxy
Friendly faces will be at Mesquite Tree Gifts to help you pick the right gift!
A Little About Fort Stockton Texas
In 1980 Fort Stockton had a broad-based economy and population of 8,868. In addition to its irrigated agriculture and extensive ranches, it had become a major center for the production, processing, and distribution of oil, gas, and sulfur. Today, Fort Stockton relies on energy and agriculture as the base for its expanding economy which includes the state's largest winery, wind farms, tourism, and distribution.
Fort Stockton Texas lies along the northern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert!
Fort Stockton lies along the northern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert at an elevation of 3,000 feet. The desert setting and elevation contribute to cool nights, warm days, and spectacular sunsets. The average temperature in January is 46 degrees while August averages a temperature of 82. Annual rainfall is 14 inches with an average of 3 inches of snow a year. There are 127 days with temperatures above 90 degrees and the growing season is 224 days. Its historic sites, including Comanche Springs, the remains of the old fort, and the Annie Riggs Memorial Museum, attract tourists from around the world.
Fort Stockton, Texas is Roadrunner Territory!
History
Fort Stockton, constructed of adobe and named for Robert Field Stockton, was established by the United States Army on March 23, 1859, at Comanche Springs, which was within the site of the present city of Fort Stockton, for the protection of the mail service, travelers, and freighters. Comanche Springs was on the Comanche war trail into Mexico, the upper and lower San Antonio-El Paso-San Diego roads, the Butterfield Overland Mail route, and the San Antonio-Chihuahua Trail, and near the Pecos River-New Mexico road. Capt. Arthur T. Lee, commanding Company C, Eighth Infantry, on order of Col. Carlos A. Waite, who commanded all federal troops in Texas, abandoned the post in April 1861. On June 26 the post was reoccupied by Capt. Charles L. Pyron, in command of Company B, Second Regiment, Texas Mounted Rifles. It was abandoned by the Confederates in August 1862, after Gen. Henry H. Sibley's defeat in New Mexico.
On July 21, 1867, Fort Stockton, in ruins after the Civil War, was reoccupied by Gen. Edward Hatch, who made it the headquarters for the Ninth United States Cavalry, a regiment of black troops. Hatch built a new post nearby at a cost of $82,000 on land the federal government neither owned nor had leased. Except for the stone guardhouse, the buildings had stone foundations, adobe walls, and dirt roofs. The troops quartered at the post were used for patrols, escorts, and scouts, largely against the Apaches. In 1882, after the Apaches had been defeated, the army began withdrawing the troops. The last contingent, a company of the Third Cavalry and two companies of the Sixteenth Infantry, commanded by Maj. George A. Purington, left on June 26-27, 1886.
By providing protection to travelers and settlers, a market for stockmen, irrigation farmers, and merchants, and employment for freighters, mechanics, and laborers, Fort Stockton promoted the establishment and development of a thriving community. Since their abandonment by the military, some of the officers' quarters have been used continuously for residences. In 1936 the state erected a marker at the site of the fort on the grounds of the Pecos County Courthouse .
Sources: Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce, Clayton W. Williams, Texas' Last Frontier: Fort Stockton and the Trans-Pecos, 1861-1895 (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1982).
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Last Update: Wednesday June 27, 2007 3:12 P.M.
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