Details for Fort Griffin
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5027001986
Data
| Marker Number | 1986 |
| Atlas Number | 5027001986 |
| Marker Title | Fort Griffin |
| Index Entry | Fort Griffin |
| Address | |
| City | Belton vicinity |
| County | Bell |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 653744 |
| UTM Northing | 3429812 |
| Subject Codes | rangers; forts |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 5 miles SE of Belton on FM 436 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | Site of a picket fort on Little River commonly called Fort Griffin; also known as Fort Smith and Little River Fort. Erected by Geo. B. Erath and 20 Texas Rangers in November, 1836 as a protection against Indians. Abandoned as a military post before the Santa Fe Expedition camped here, June 24-29, 1841 but used by settlers many years as a place of defense against the Indians. |