| Marker Number |
9700 |
| Atlas Number |
5053009700 |
| Marker Title |
Black's Fort |
| Index Entry |
Black's Fort |
| Address |
CR 210A |
| City |
Bertram |
| County |
Burnet |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
588132 |
| UTM Northing |
3413287 |
| Subject Codes |
forts |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
CR 210A, S side, 0.7 mi. W of CR 210B. |
| Private Property |
|
| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Built as a defense against the Indians in 1851 by William Black (1815-1907) on land owned by him. In the stockade, constructed of cedar logs, sentries were kept on guard on moonlight nights. Guns and ammunition for public use were kept here. Abandoned in 1868. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
