| Marker Number |
8633 |
| Atlas Number |
5051008633 |
| Marker Title |
Fort Tenoxtitlan |
| Index Entry |
Fort Tenoxtitlan |
| Address |
|
| City |
Caldwell |
| County |
Burleson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
731198 |
| UTM Northing |
3398031 |
| Subject Codes |
forts; Mexican immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Caldwell take SH 21 E about 6 miles to FM 1362, go N about 8 miles to CR 338, go E about 1.5 miles to double gate - marker is about 1/2 mile S across creek
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
2000 feet south, site of Fort Tenoxtitlan established by the Mexican government in July, 1830, in an attempt to stem Anglo-American settlement. Named in honor of the Aztec capital, now Mexico City. Abandoned by Mexican troops in 1832. In the town which grew up after 1834 many prominent Texans lived. The place passed from the map after 1860 |
