Details for Nine Miles West is the Enchanted Rock

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014653

Data

Marker Number 14653
Atlas Number 5507014653
Marker Title Nine Miles West is the Enchanted Rock
Index Entry Enchanted Rock
Address RR 965
City Llano
County Llano
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 528328
UTM Northing 3379033
Subject Codes geology
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location NW corner RR 965 and SH 16
Private Property
Marker Condition
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker - gray granite
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. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Location Map

View this record in full map (opens in new tab/window)