Cloud Point
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N 30° 29.564 W 099° 41.793
14R E 433152 N 3373592
This post-mounted subject marker stands to the immediate left of the "Miller-Browning Colony" marker on FM 2169 a few miles east of Junction, TX.
Waymark Code: WM13595
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2020
Views: 3
Marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Cloud Point
City Junction vicinity
County Kimble
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 433054
UTM Northing 3373689
Subject Codes geology
Marker Year 2001
Marker Location 3 miles east of Junction on FM 2169
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 12589
Marker Text:
A landmark for many years for soldiers and others who journeyed along the roads that traversed this terrain, Cloud Point is the name given to the cliff overlooking the Llano River valley and the valley of Johnson Fork Creek. The geographic feature was named for the family of William Johnston Cloud, a Civil War veteran, who purchased property in this part of Kimble County and located his home near this site. Early roads that passed by Cloud Point included the Upper Presidio Road, from Kerrville to Fort McKavett; the Military Road from Fort Terrett to San Antonio; and the transcontinental Old Spanish Trail. No longer on the main route since the 1970s, Cloud Point remains a local point of interest. (2001)
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