Historical Marker
Stagecoach Inn, 1856
Historical marker location:
Hochheim, Texas
( from Hochheim, take Highway 183 south about 1.7 miles go west about .2 mile PRIVATE)
Marker installed: 1964
Built by V. Hoch, a native German; of stone quarried nearby. An inn on Austin-Indianola Stagecoach Road.
Purchased by Valentine Bennet, 1899. Restored by his grandson, Ross Boothe, Jr. 1954.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964.
In the late 19th century, Texas became known for its cattle drives, in which cowboys would move herds of cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas and other northern states. The cattle drives were dangerous and difficult work, but they played a key role in the development of the American cattle industry.