Mountain Pass Station Marker near Merkel in Taylor County. Comanches repeatedly attacked Butterfield Overland Mail station here, killing at least four employees from 1858-1861.
Mountain Pass Station Marker near Merkel in Taylor County. Comanches repeatedly attacked Butterfield Overland Mail station here, killing at least four employees from 1858-1861.
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