| Marker Number |
3230 |
| Atlas Number |
5193003230 |
| Marker Title |
Martin's Gap |
| Index Entry |
Martin's Gap |
| Address |
|
| City |
Fairy |
| County |
Hamilton |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
596190 |
| UTM Northing |
3524030 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; mountains and mountain passes; ghost towns |
| Marker Year |
1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Hico southern city limits, take FM 1602 south 9.8 miles to marker (on west side of road in front of gazebo) in fairy |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
Mountain burial site for frontiersman Jim Martin, killed here by Indians in 1860s, when county had fewer than 500 people. Gap bore his name for 20 years. Settled in 1873 by Capt. Battle Fort, Confederate veteran and lawyer. A post office established 1884 was named Fairy to honor Mrs. Phelps, Fort's beloved young daughter. |
