| Marker Number |
570 |
| Atlas Number |
5043000570 |
| Marker Title |
Burgess' Water Hole |
| Index Entry |
Burgess' Water Hole |
| Address |
|
| City |
|
| County |
Brewster |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
628863 |
| UTM Northing |
3360862 |
| Subject Codes |
geology; roads; water topics; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Kokernot Masonul Lodge property, Kokernot Springs, off of SH 223, Alpine |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 12" |
| Marker Text |
Burgess' Water Hole, called San Lorenzo by Juan Dominguez de Mendoza,1684. Later Charco Alzate in honor of an Apache chieftain. Water hole honoring John W. Burgess, pioneer freighter who here outwitted the Apaches. The emigrant road to California by the way of Chihuahua passed this place. |
