Community

In 1927, J. O. Langford built a store and post office in this remote region to serve a ranching and mining community that stretched across many miles and two countries. By 1939, Maggie Smith ran the store and became important in the lives of families on both sides of the river, performing weddings, loaning money, delivering babies, and doctoring wounds. People came there to shop, trade, collect mail, and catch up on the latest news, and the place reflected a spirit of amistad and mutual help across the river.

Study Butte, Texas · United States