Spanish Fort
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txoilgas
N 33° 56.706 W 097° 37.201
14S E 627525 N 3756926
A very interesting red granite monument in a very slow town.
Waymark Code: WM7EBN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2009
Views: 13
Marker Number: 5000
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)
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