Horsehead Crossing of The Pecos
Well known to frontiersmen and used by emigrants for several years preceding, this crossing was an important point on the southern overland mail (Butterfield route) which Linked St. Louis and San Francisco with a semi-weekly mail and stage service 1858-1861.
31.4221° N, 102.3574° W
Where to Find It
Located in the Crane TxDot scrapyard, US 385 1 mile N of Crane
Nearby Markers
- 1.8 mi S Crane, William Carey (County Named For) Crane
- 1.8 mi S Juan Cordona Lake Crane
- 1.9 mi S Crane High School Crane
- 2.6 mi S Curry, Charles Boothe Crane
- 5.6 mi N Crane County Crane
- 5.6 mi N Church & Fields Oil Discovery Well Crane