Carrying the News: The Postal System of the Republic, Life Before Email

Stop and take a rest from the trail and join us for a look at communications and the early postal system of the Republic of Texas. Park staff will bring this oft overlooked part of our history to life through firsthand accounts and reproduction props. Try your hand at using a quill pen and handmade walnut ink, just like our forefathers did more than 170 years ago! You may come to appreciate the dangerous and solitary life of the frontier mail courier, as well as the convenience of today's communication systems. All visitors are welcome, but small children must be accompanied by an adult.