Telegraph Store and Post Office

Telegraph Store and Post Office (HM113X)

Location: Junction, TX 76849 Kimble County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 19.72', W 99° 54.41'

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This Kimble County landmark was named for a nearby canyon from which trees were cut for telegraph poles in the mid-19th century. The store and post office were built about 1890-1900. The first commissioned postmistress was Ruth Holmes in 1900. For many years this has been the stopover place for vacationers along nearby South Llano River and travelers enroute to points south. The Telegraph Post Office was the Kimble County address of Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson. The site retains the rustic charm of it's early years, and has served the community for a century.
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HM NumberHM113X
Series This marker is part of the Postal Mail and Philately series
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Marker Number5219
Year Placed1996
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 6:38pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 412825 N 3355553
Decimal Degrees30.32866667, -99.90683333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 19.72', W 99° 54.41'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 19' 43.20" N, 99° 54' 24.60" W
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Area Code(s)830, 325
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-33 Stevenson Ranch Rd, Junction TX 76849, US
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