| Marker Number |
5000 |
| Atlas Number |
5337005000 |
| Marker Title |
Spanish Fort |
| Index Entry |
Spanish Fort |
| Address |
FM 103, 17 mi. W of Nocona |
| City |
Spanish Fort |
| County |
Montague |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
627879 |
| UTM Northing |
3757063 |
| Subject Codes |
Spanish immigrants/immigration; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Nocona take FM 103 about 17 miles to Spanish fort. Marker is on square across from old store. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Monuments and Statues |
| Marker Text |
The town of Spanish Fort. Occupies the Site of an Ancient Taovayas Indian Village. Scene of first severe defeat in Texas of Spanish troops by Indians in 1859. Named Fort Teodoro in 1778 by De Mezieres in honor of Teodoro De Croix, Commander of the Interior Provinces of Mexico. Permanent white settlements began in this vicinity after 1850. "Let the grandeur of the pioneer be discerned in the safety he has secured, in the good he has accomplished, in the civilization he has established." (1936) |
