Details for Ruins of Camp Colorado
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5083004381
Data
| Marker Number | 4381 |
| Atlas Number | 5083004381 |
| Marker Title | Ruins of Camp Colorado |
| Index Entry | Camp Colorado, Ruins of |
| Address | |
| City | Coleman |
| County | Coleman |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 475016 |
| UTM Northing | 3527485 |
| Subject Codes | forts; military topics; Native Americans |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Coleman take SH 206 about 5.3 miles; head east on FM 2302 about 6 miles. Head south on dirt road about 1.6 miles to marker (on private property). |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | Originally established on the Colorado River by the United States Army as a protection for the frontier against hostile Indians; moved in August, 1856, to this site; abandoned by Federal troops February 26, 1861. The site became the property in 1870 of Henry Sackett (1851-1928), who built his home here in 1879. From here he, with Maltby's Rangers, in 1874, pursued the bands of Big Foot and Jape, Comanche chiefs, and defeated them. |