The "Chaparral". Built about 1895 by J.P. Taylor, from England. Then on the Fort McKavett-Fort Clark Road. In 1907 E.E. and Mary Sproul Morriss, early settlers, bought Taylor's acreage and patented more land. Ranch became social center. "Chaparral" refers to roadrunners and Dwarf Oaks, both numerous here. (1969) Incise on base: Ranch now owned by Mrs. N.S. Ward, the former Margaret Merle Morriss. #5279