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Sentry Building

Menard · Menard County · placed 1968 · Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

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Menard County, Texas

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Officer-of-the-day station and sentry post on north road to Fort Concho. Constructed 1852, by 8th Infantry; Fort McKavett provided protection for settlers from Indians. Guadalupe River cypress with native limestone.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968

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