| Marker Number |
5902 |
| Atlas Number |
5149005902 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Wood's Fort |
| Index Entry |
Wood's Fort, Site of |
| Address |
|
| City |
West Point |
| County |
Fayette |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
687047 |
| UTM Northing |
3314163 |
| Subject Codes |
forts |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from West Point, take State 71 West about 1.5 mile in to Junction of State 71 & County Road 117 intersection (roadside park) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Used by colonists of this vicinity as a protection against Indian attacks . 1828-1842 fortified residence of Zadock Woods, veteran of the War of 1812. One of the old "Three Hundred" of Austin's colonists. Oldest man killed in the "Dawson Massacre" September 18, 1842. |
