| Marker Number |
1911 |
| Atlas Number |
5093001911 |
| Marker Title |
Fleming Oak |
| Index Entry |
Fleming Oak |
| Address |
101 W. Central Ave. |
| City |
Comanche |
| County |
Comanche |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
537368 |
| UTM Northing |
3529147 |
| Subject Codes |
Botany; pioneers; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Comanche County Courthouse grounds, southwest corner facing W. Central Ave. (US 377) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
Camped here in 1854 with his father, young Martin V. Fleming hid behind this tree and saved himself when hostile Indians rode through the grove. Years later paving contractors started to cut the oak, but were stopped by "Uncle Mart" with his gun. (1965) |
