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History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was founded in 1907, which is rather late by Texas
standards. C. W. Post had already visited Texas
and had experience planning a community west of Fort
Worth. After making millions in the cereal business back in Battle
Creek Michigan, he returned to Texas and bought
225,000 acres in Lynn and Garza Counties, platting a town based on a grid of streets
and avenues, not unlike Miami, Florida.
The town was originally called
Post City, but the name was changed (and the town incorporated) after Mr.
Post's death (following surgery) in California. They once had a newspaper called
the Post City Post.
Since Mr. Post's model city was based on
an agrarian economy, he experimented in rainmaking as a form of crop insurance.
The King Ranch had been doing their own experiments about this same time
in this inexact science, although they used U.S. Army artillery, while Post had
to make do with civilian dynamite.
The Post, Texas website contains a
timeline showing the development of the city during its first years. A history
of this unusual town and its founding has just been reprinted and is for sale
at the museum.
Many of the town's early structures, including the
Algerita Hotel date from the town's
founding. Mr. Post's house has become a funeral home and the town's sanitarium
has become the Garza County Museum
Post is a definite stop on any
trip going through the Texas panhandle
and is a worthy destination in itself.
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Points of Interest: Garza
County CourthouseAlgerita
Art Center: 129 East Main Street in the restored Algerita Hotel Mr.
Post had the hotel built to accommodate visitors considering Post as their new
home.OS
Ranch Museum: (c. 1911) 201 East Main Street 806-495-3570 Hours: Monday through
Friday 10 to 12 and 1 to 5. Garza
County Museum: 119 N. Avenue N. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10 to 5. The
museum can be reached by email at garzamuseum@door.net.Garza
Theater: 226 E, Main Street 806-495-4005 The 1920 building was closed
in 1957 and restored in 1986. Local theater group annual awards
and a schedule of performances can be found on the city website.
Post is a definite stop on any trip going through the Texas
panhandle and is a worthy destination in itself.
Post Tourist Information
Post Chamber of Commerce
106 S. Broadway
- 806-495-3461
Website: www.posttexas.com
Scenic Drive
FM 669 - According to
the Texas Travel Guide "FM669 south toward Gail reaches edge of Texas High
Plains called the Llano Estacado ... Highway descends the abrupt edge where plains
end, traveling through panoramas of steep cliffs and colorful canyons."
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