Marker Number |
10035 |
Atlas Number |
5171010035 |
Marker Title |
Enchanted Rock |
Index Entry |
Enchanted Rock |
Address |
16710 RR 965 |
City |
Fredericksburg |
County |
Gillespie |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
517278 |
UTM Northing |
3373762 |
Subject Codes |
geology; mountains and mountain passes; Native Americans; frontier conflicts |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, in storage in administration building. |
Private Property |
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Marker Condition |
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Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker - bronze plaque |
Marker Text |
From its summit, in the fall of 1841, Captain John C. Hays, while surrounded by Comanche Indians who cut him off from his ranging company, repulsed the whole band and inflicted upon them such heavy losses that they fled. Marked by the State of Texas 1936 |