Packsaddle Mountain
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N 30° 36.665 W 098° 31.077
14R E 546205 N 3386600
This old gravestone marker is 15 miles southeast of Llano, at the intersection of SH 71 and CR 309.
Waymark Code: WMPV3Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2015
Views: 5
Marker erected by: The State of Texas
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Packsaddle Mountain
Address SH 71
City Llano
County Llano
Subject Codes mountains and mountain passes; Native Americans
Year Marker Erected 1936
Marker Location from Llano take SH 71 southeast 15.2 miles, near intersection of SH 71 and CR 309.
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker
Marker Number: 9452
Marker Text:
Two and one half miles east on the
Packsaddle Mountain
in a battle fought August 4, 1873
Captain J. R. Moss, Stephen B. Moss
William B. Moss, Eli Lloyd
Arch Martin, Pink Ayers
E. D. Harrington and Robert Brown
routed a band of Indians thrice their number
The last Indian battle in this region
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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