Details for Van Horn Wells
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5109007927
Data
| Marker Number | 7927 |
| Atlas Number | 5109007927 |
| Marker Title | Van Horn Wells |
| Index Entry | Van Horn Wells |
| Address | US 90 |
| City | Lobo |
| County | Culberson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 519329 |
| UTM Northing | 3416812 |
| Subject Codes | water topics |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | off US 90 on private property |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | Only watering place in wide region. Stage stand on the San Antonio to San Diego route, 1857-1882. Occupied by Captain J.J. Van Horn and Co. F, Eighth U.S. Infantry, in 1859 while engaged in protecting the frontier against marauding Indians. The high peaks served as heliograph stations. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |