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| Howard's Well, a stage stop on the Southern Overland Mail route, was the target of repeated attacks by Indians throughout the 1850s and 1860s. The well—springs enclosed by limestone walls—was an important water source for travelers crossing the parched terrain. The jacal building shown above may date as early as the 1860s; a previous station on the site was destroyed by Comanches in 1861. At right is a limestone wall which may have been part of a corral. Photos by Claude Hudspeth, TARL Archives. |