Details for Site of a Block House

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5491009033

Data

Marker Number 9033
Atlas Number 5491009033
Marker Title Site of a Block House
Index Entry Block House
Address US 183, 1.5 mi. S of FM 2243
City Leander
County Williamson
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 611338
UTM Northing 3379548
Subject Codes forts; rangers
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location US 183, 1.5 mi. S of FM 2243, Leander
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite)
Marker Text Built by Texas Rangers under Captain John J. Tumlinson in 1836. Destroyed by Indians in 1837. This was the first white man's post in Williamson County.

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