Details for Fort Teran, Site of
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5457011368
Data
| Marker Number | 11368 |
| Atlas Number | 5457011368 |
| Marker Title | Fort Teran, Site of |
| Index Entry | Fort Teran |
| Address | |
| City | Chester |
| County | Tyler |
| UTM Zone | |
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| UTM Northing | |
| Subject Codes | forts |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | This marker is only accessible w/4 wheel drive but has been reported as in good shape and is located on TDOT map. 11 mi NE of Chester FM 1745 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 centennial marker |
| Marker Text | Site of Fort Teran, first white settlement in Tyler County. Established by the Mexican government in 1830 to prevent further Anglo-American colonization in Texas. Commanded in 1831 by Peter Ellis Bean. Named in honor of General Manuel Mier Y Teran, commander of the Mexican force in Texas. Abandoned by Mexican troops in 1835. |