 In 1849, the Harrison and Brown stagecoach stop was built in Selma to handle passengers and freight on the San Antonio to Austin stagecoach line.John Harrison and his wife Martha moved to Selma in 1852, and he became the first postmaster of the town when the post office opened in 1856.Harrison was also co-owner of the Harrison and McCulloch stage line, which ran a postal route through Selma.