Details for Deadman's Hill

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5323001148

Data

Marker Number 1148
Atlas Number 5323001148
Marker Title Deadman's Hill
Index Entry Deadman's Hill
Address
City
County Maverick
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes roads; Native Americans
Marker Year 1968
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location There is road construction along 57 that lasts at least 15 miles north from Eagle Pass
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size RTHL medallion
Marker Text A knoll by which the old Uvalde road passed. Hill acquired name in 1877 when three traders from Guerrero, bound for San Antonio, were killed here by a party of Lipan-Apaches. The victims' mutilated bodies were found hanging from the wheels of the their carts.