Marker Number |
293 |
Atlas Number |
5019000293 |
Marker Title |
Bandera Pass |
Index Entry |
Bandera Pass |
Address |
|
City |
Bandera vicinity |
County |
Bandera |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
489790 |
UTM Northing |
3303088 |
Subject Codes |
mountains and mountain passes; roads; Native Americans |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
From Bandera, take FM 689 north about 10 miles to intersection with Highway 16 - marker is on 173 r-o-w at intersection. |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
Marker Text |
Celebrated Indian pass known from the earliest days of Spanish settlement. Identified with many a frontier fight and many a hostile inroad. Old Ranger trail from the Medina to the Guadalupe River and the United States Army route between frontier posts followed this route through the mountains. |