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History in
a Pecan Shell
The community
was founded by early settler Richard Coffey around 1882. Coffey
was very influential in SW Coleman
County, raising cattle, defending against Indian raids and even
venturing into “town building” in an indirect way by opening a store
/ post office and saloon.
Coffey enclosed the bunkhouses he built for his cowboys by erecting
a defensive fence. The horizontal roof of the main building gave
the community its name.
Flat Top was on the road connecting Forts
Belknap and Concho
and local ranches used the road to deliver beef-on-the-hoof to the
installations.
It also became a changing station for the stage line running between
Fort Concho and Brownwood.
The community had a short-lived post office from 1879 to 1881. Although
no population records are available, it seems to have peaked around
1881.
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