Fort Duncan
N 28° 42.197 W 100° 30.223
14R E 353112 N 3176038
A grey granite 1936 Centennial marker on board the former Fort Duncan in Eagle Pass
Waymark Code: WMPNB5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2015
Views: 3
This 1936 gray granite star and wreath medallion monument style historic marker stands of a small traffic island along S. Adams St. on board the former Fort Duncan, now an Eagle Pass city park.
Marker Number: 1979
Marker Text:
Established by Captain S. Burbank, first U. S. Infantry, March 27, 1849 as a protection to western communication. Garrisoned by Federal troops until March 20, 1861 and since 1868. Now known as Camp Eagle Pass.
Erected by the State of Texas 1936.
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