Details for Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5267001545
Data
| Marker Number | 1545 |
| Atlas Number | 5267001545 |
| Marker Title | Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road |
| Index Entry | Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road |
| Address | |
| City | Roosevelt |
| County | Kimble |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 399121 |
| UTM Northing | 3373465 |
| Subject Codes | roads; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Junction go 18 miles west on IH-10 to Loop 291, go west on 291 about 1 mile to marker which is in front of Roosevelt Community Center |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | FROM NEARBY FT. TERRETT, THIS ROAD IN 1852 LED SOUTH TO FT. CLARK AND NORTH TO FT. McKAVETT. SELECTED MAINLY BECAUSE IT HAD WATER AVAILABLE, IT SERVED AS ROUTE FOR FREIGHT AND MAIL, 1868, WHEN FORTS WERE REACTIVATED. OVER IT WENT TROOPS, SUPPLIES, A FEW IMMIGRANTS AND PIONEER RANCHES. IT WAS NOTED ALSO FOR PASSAGE OF FORAYS OF COL. RANALD MACKENZIE AGAINST THE HOSTILE INDIANS TO THE NORTHWEST. AFTER FORTS WERE ABANDONED IN 1883, RANCHERS DROVE CATTLE TO MARKET OVER PARTS OF THE ROAD. (1966) |