A Little History...............
An abundance of horses and vast herds of buffalo were the main attractions that made this region of Texas popular with Apache Indians, who occupied Garza County until the mid-I 700s. The fierce and murderous Comanche’s drove the Apaches out, and for nearly two centuries the Comanche harassed the Spaniards and terrorized the Texas frontier. They took captive many women and children, killed large numbers of frontier people and drove settlers back into Northern Texas. Garza County became known as “Comanche County,” a reputation that lingered until 1875 when Quanah Parker and the straggling remnants of his tribe surrendered at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The first white settlers came to Garza County in the 1870s, and the buffalo bunting Indians were gradually replaced with cattlemen.
The Justiceburg Post Office was built in 1902 at a time when the community was known as Leforrest. In 1910 Jefferson Davis Justice gave the railroad a right-of-way and donated land for a townsite, and Leforrest was renamed in his honor. Many people living in the area today are descendants of Jefferson Davis Justice. In 1915, Justiceburg reported a population of fifty. There were twenty-five in 1925, seventy-five in 1947, and seventy-six in both 1980 and 1990. Its population has never exceeded 100.
Jessica Hamilton and Frank Castro have lovingly preserved and painstakingly restored this historical building, converting it into an old timey family-style saloon. Located near the entrance to Lake Alan Henry 15 miles southeast of Post on Highway 84, you can sit inside the saloon or outdoors under a starlit sky, listen to live music, and savor good food and cold beer. Or you can play horseshoes or cards or dominoes while you watch your children swing from the great old pecan tree. Surrounded by Caprock grassland and mesquite trees, The Old West will come alive as you watch the brilliant sunsets, listen to freight trains roil by, and observe the friendly toots and waves of the engineers. Bring the whole family and enjoy the aura of West Texas ranch land, the fellowship of good friends, and the warm hospitality offered by the “Jessie Jane’s’ dream team, Jessica and Frank.