Details for Site of Camp Cooper
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5447004741
Data
| Marker Number | 4741 |
| Atlas Number | 5447004741 |
| Marker Title | Site of Camp Cooper |
| Index Entry | Camp Cooper, Site of |
| Address | FM 2584 |
| City | Throckmorton |
| County | Throckmorton |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 473739 |
| UTM Northing | 3656321 |
| Subject Codes | forts; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Off FM 2584 on private property. |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | Established by Major W. J. Hardee, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, on January 3, 1856 for the purpose of defending the frontier against the Comanche Indians. Named in honor of Samuel Cooper, Adjutant General, U.S. Army. Home of General Robert E. Lee for nineteen months, 1856-1857. From this post the Cimarron Expedition set out, October 1, 1859. Abandoned February 21, 1861. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |