Barry & Loewy LLP has experience and a record of success in representing people injured or killed in truck accidents in Fort Stockton, TX. If you are involved in a crash with a tractor trailer or 18 wheeler in Fort Stockton, it is important that you obtain a lawyer that is experienced in handling Texas truck accidents to represent you.
Fort Stockton,
Texas sprang up around
Comanche Springs, at one time, the third largest water source in the
Lone Star State. It became a military fort in 1849, named after
Naval officer
Robert Field Stockton. Until 1886, Ft. Stockton, TX was an important
outpost on the
Butterfield Overland Express Route, a stagecoach trail carrying mail
from
St. Louis to the
California coastline. Fort Stockton,
TX played a vital role in protecting settlers and travelers from the
numerous bands of marauding Indians.
Fort Stockton soon became the county seat and economic center for
Pecos County, with petroleum, oil and gas as the main industries. Ranching
remains another prime economic factor.
La Escalera Ranch, just 20 miles south of Fort Stockton, TX, covers over
320,000 acres, stretching across several counties. This 100-year old ranch
remains one of the
United States' largest cattle outfits, and holds a reputation for producing
some of the finest
Black Angus beef.
Fort Stockton,
Texas reported 7,846 residents during the
2000 Census. Tourists enjoy staying here
while they take day-trips into the nearby
Big Bend National Park, an astounding area with abundant wildlife roaming
mountains as well as desert terrain. Fort Stockton offers excellent
accommodations, fine restaurants, a golf course, and a
National Register Historic District.
