Site of Lacy's Fort
N 31° 38.057 W 095° 05.602
15R E 301469 N 3501803
The 1936 Centennial historic marker the site of Lacy's Fort, west of Alto
Waymark Code: WMXETM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2018
Views: 5
This 1936 gray granite historic marker is located at a highway pullout on the State Highway 21 west of Alto.
Marker Number: 6838
Marker Text:
Built before 1835 as a home and trading post by Martin Lacy, Indian agent for the Mexican government.
Used as a place of refuge after the massacre of the Killough family, October 5, 1838.
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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