Old Bear Creek Texas Ranger Camp
N 30° 31.273 W 099° 49.393
14R E 421019 N 3376830
The state historic marker for the Old Bear Creek Texas Ranger campsite, along RR 1674 outside of Junction
Waymark Code: WMTTJW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2017
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This historic marker is located northwest of Junction on Ranch Road 1674.
It is paired with the Marques de Rubi campsite historic marker at a roadside pullout at a bend in the road just before 1674 crosses Bear Creek.
Marker Number: 3636
Marker Text:
(300 yards south)
Established October 1877 as patrol base for Co. E, Frontier Battalion, Texas Rangers, on the lookout for Indians and outlaws along the Llano River. Area was popular refuge for cattle and horse thieves, murderers, mail robbers-- and within a few weeks many were captured by the unit of 30 men commanded by Lt. N. O. Reynolds. The Rangers in 1878 helped fight off one of the last Indian raids in the area.
Ranger protection given from this camp (used until mid-1880s) opened the way for peaceful settlement in Kimble and nearby counties. (1966)
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