Marker Number |
6294 |
Atlas Number |
5297006294 |
Marker Title |
Site of Fort Merrill |
Index Entry |
Fort Merrill |
Address |
3.5 mi. NW of Dinero, off FM 534 |
City |
Dinero |
County |
Live Oak |
UTM Zone |
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UTM Easting |
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UTM Northing |
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Subject Codes |
forts; military topics; Native Americans |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
Off FM 534, 3.5 northwest of Dinero |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
Marker Text |
Established by Captain S.M. Plummer First U.S. Infantry, February 26, 1850 as a protection to settlers against Indians. Named in honor of Captain Hamilton W. Merrill, Brevet Major, Second Dragoons, gallant officer in the Mexican War. Permanently abandoned December 1, 1855. |