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Kinney County, Texas
Historical Markers in Brackettville, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 24 Texas historical markers in Brackettville, in Kinney County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Civil War, and Texas Revolution. The markers on this list were placed between 1962 and 2015. 13 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Brackettville stories
- Dolores Townsiteplaced 1970
Only settlement founded in John Charles Beales' ill-fated Rio Grande colony of 1834-1836. Beales (1804-1878) -- empresario of 70,000,000 acres in…
- Fort Clarkplaced 1993
A strategic installation in the U.S. Army's line of forts along the military road stretching from San Antonio to El Paso, Fort Clark was established…
- Fort Clark, U.S.A.placed 1963
1852-1946 Founded June, 1852. Guarded California road, rebuffed Indians, outlaws. Named for Maj. J. B. Clark, killed in Mexican War.
- 1873 Infantry Barracksplaced 2010
FORT CLARK BY 1873 HAD GROWN TO REGIMENTAL SIZE, COMPELLING CONSTRUCTION OF SIX SINGLE-STORY INFANTRY BARRACKS AND THREE TWO-STORY CAVALRY BARRACKS…
- Carver School Groundsplaced 2009
When Fort Clark's Seminole-Negro Indian Scout Detachment was disbanded by the U.S. Army on September 30, 1914, the Seminoles were required to…
- John Horseplaced 2014
Born in Spanish Florida of a black mother and Seminole father in 1812, John Horse (also known as Juan Caballo, Juan Cavallo, or Gopher John) was a…
All 24 historical markers in Brackettville
- 1873 Infantry Barracks2010
- 1886 Kitchen/Mess Hall2015
- 2nd Cavalry Division at Fort Clark2009
- Army Service Club2009
- Carver School Grounds2009
- Commanding Officer's Quarters1988
- Dolores Townsite1970
- Filippone Building2001
- Fort Clark1993
- Fort Clark Guardhouse1962
- Fort Clark, U.S.A.1963
- John Horse2014
- Kinney County Courthouse2003
- Las Moras Spring2013
- Married Officers' Quarters 8-92006
- Military Roads in Texas1968
- Montalvo House1979
- New Cavalry Barracks2009
- Officers Quarters 2-3 and 42007
- Palisado Kitchen/Mess Room1963
- Seminole Indian Scouts' Cemetery1971
- Seminole Scout Camp on Fort Clark2002
- Site of Original Post Cemetery2011
- Staff Officers' Quarters1990
Historical markers near Brackettville
- Del Rio32 stories · 31 mi
- Uvalde15 stories · 38 mi
- Eagle Pass7 stories · 39 mi
- Barksdale5 stories · 41 mi
- Leakey11 stories · 52 mi
- Rocksprings18 stories · 53 mi
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