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Winters Enterprise in Winters, Texas

20 Jun 1975

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Winters Enterprise

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Winters, Texas, United States of America

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Jun 20, 1975

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2

Blue Gap post office tale of stage coach days revived at site

The Blue Gap post office site near Winters Texas draws visitors from as far as Manchester England and Tripoli Libya, with Texas locals frequently stopping by. The log cabin post office dates to 1878 and survived through community efforts to roof floor and fence it, while a history committee notes early settlers lived in dugouts and wore dirt roads before fences.

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Blue Gap Texas Winters Manchester England Libya North Africa California Arizona Georgia North Carolina Arkansas Nebraska Massachusetts New Mexico Amarillo Dallas Houston Round Rock Coleman James K. Paulk B.F. Sullivan J.J. Craig Nes K. Paulk A.A. Hanscomb Hanscomb Boston Mass Dan. W. Hale Content Hale Abilene
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Rich Coffee and the West Texas Frontier Neighbors

Rich Coffee a Coleman County born rancher in 1870 settled opposite the Concho mouth near Walthall and built a stockaded cattle ranch. He befriended Col. Lewis Ginger and hosted the Lew Ginger Pioneer Minstrels in 1873. In 1889 he warned of overcrowding as a neighbor moved nearby, threatening to move.

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Rich Coffee Coleman County Runnels Colorado River Concho Walthall Lew Ginger Pioneer Minstrels Ft. Concho Colorado Col Lewis Ginger Pioneer Minstrels True West Magazine Col. Ginger Rich Uncle Rich Coffee West Texas Sew Lees Place
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