Details for Site of Camp Hudson

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5465004744

Data

Marker Number 4744
Atlas Number 5465004744
Marker Title Site of Camp Hudson
Index Entry Camp Hudson, Site of
Address SH 163
City Juno
County Val Verde
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 293065
UTM Northing 3315566
Subject Codes
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 19 mi. S of Juno on SH 163.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Marker Text Site of Camp Hudson, established by the United States Army, June 7, 1857, as a means of protecting the road from San Antonio to El Paso against hostile Indians. Named in honor of 2nd Lieutenant Walter W. Hudson who died April 19, 1850, of wounds received in action with Indians in Texas. Evacuated by Federal troops March 17, 1861 but reoccupied after the Civil War. Abandoned in April 1868. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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