Site of Fort Martin Scott
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Marker No: 10039
Gray Granite 1936 Centennial Marker
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Marker Text: Established by the United States Army, December 5, 1848, as a protection to travelers and settlers against Indian attack. Named in honor of Major Martin Scott, brevet lieutenant colonel, 5th United States Infantry, killed at Molino Del Ray, September 8, 1847. Its garrison participated in many Indian skirmishes. Occupied intermittently after 1852. Held by the confederates, 1861-65. Permanently abandoned in December, 1866. (1936)
National Register of Historic Places
Geographic: 30.249968,-98.847534
Location: take US 290 east approximately 2 miles to ROW
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