Historical Marker
Site of Ben Ficklin
Historical marker location:
Ben Ficklin Road, San Angelo, Texas
( Ben Ficklin Road, west wide between S. Bryant Blvd. (SH 306) frontage road and Becker Lane)
Marker installed: 1936
An early stage stand named in honor of Major Ben Ficklin, 1820-1870 - A noted frontiersman, mail and stage contractor, who assisted in establishing the Pony Express - - He carried the first message from the first governor of California to the governor of Missouri - First county seat of Tom Green County, 1875-1882 - Destroyed by flood, August 24, 1882. Erected by the State of Texas 1936.