| Marker Number |
2775 |
| Atlas Number |
5411002775 |
| Marker Title |
John Duncan's Fort |
| Index Entry |
Duncan's, John, Fort |
| Address |
US 190 & hwy. 45 intersection |
| City |
Richland Springs |
| County |
San Saba |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
505224 |
| UTM Northing |
3459526 |
| Subject Codes |
forts |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
On US 190 at intersection of 190 and Highway 45, Richard Springs. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
A private, or settler's fort, built 1858. Cabins of 4 families (30 people) formed a stockade for defense against Indians. Daily a hunting party would go out for meat; other men stood guard. Residents went home to farm in spring, but through 1865 "forted up" each fall. |
