Texas Historical Marker

Site of Lacy's Fort

Alto · Cherokee County · placed 1936

Native History

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Cherokee County, Texas

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Built before 1835 as a home and trading post by Martin Lacy, Indian agent for the Mexican government. Used as a place of refuge after the massacre of the Killough family, October 5, 1838. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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