| Marker Number |
1812 |
| Atlas Number |
5329001812 |
| Marker Title |
First Post Office in Midland |
| Index Entry |
First Post Office in Midland |
| Address |
100 E Wall St. |
| City |
Midland |
| County |
Midland |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
776439 |
| UTM Northing |
3543872 |
| Subject Codes |
post office; cities and towns |
| Marker Year |
1974 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Court House and George Mahon Federal Building, SE corner E. Wall and S. Main streets. Marker reported missing Dec. 1999. Map dot approximate. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Missing |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
When first post office opened here Jan. 4, 1884, with Charles H. Welch as postmaster, settlers proposed to name the town Midway, because it was halfway between Ft. Worth and El Paso. Finding that another post office in Texas had that name, they chose Midland instead. Site of the first post office was 108 East Missouri, location of main loading dock of the current facility. Postal headquarters moved four times before returning to the original site upon completion of the new federal building (1974). Midland Post Office now serves a region of 32,000 square miles. (1974) |
