Details for Site of Fort McKavett
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5327004795
Data
| Marker Number | 4795 |
| Atlas Number | 5327004795 |
| Marker Title | Site of Fort McKavett |
| Index Entry | Fort McKavett, Site of |
| Address | FM 864 at Fort McKavett, off US 190 |
| City | Menard |
| County | Menard |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 393717 |
| UTM Northing | 3410689 |
| Subject Codes | forts; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | at entrance to Ft. McKavett from Menard take US 190 17 miles W to FM 864, take 864 6 miles SW to Fort McKavett. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | Established March 14, 1852 by the United States war department as a protection to frontier settlers against hostile Indians. Named in honor of Captain Henry McKavett, who fell at the Battle of Monterrey, September 21, 1846. Evacuated by federal troops, March 22, 1859. Reoccupied April 1, 1868. Abandoned June 30, 1883. |