| Marker Number |
5134 |
| Atlas Number |
5137005134 |
| Marker Title |
Stopping Place on the Fort Clark-Fort McKavett Military Road |
| Index Entry |
Fort Clark-Fort McKavett Military Road, Stopping Place |
| Address |
US 377 |
| City |
Rocksprings |
| County |
Edwards |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
403371 |
| UTM Northing |
3344254 |
| Subject Codes |
roads; rangers; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Rocksprings, US Highway 377 northeast approximately 20.5 miles. South side of the road east of South Llano River crossing, 12 miles NE of SH 41. Marker reported missing Nov. 2007. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Missing |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
One of many roads built to connect frontier cavalry posts in Texas, this route led south to Fort Clark and north to Fort McKavett (both established in 1852). Paint Rock Springs, located here at the head of the South Llano River, was a natural midway rest stop. In 1877 Major John B. Jones' Texas Rangers assembled here to begin a major offensive to capture frontier outlaws. In addition to its military uses, the Fort Clark-Fort McKavett Road provided an accessible route for immigrants, cattle drovers, pioneer ranchers, mail carriers, and freighters. (1968, 1990) |
