Camp Mabry
N 30° 18.591 W 097° 45.572
14R E 619271 N 3353771
This is one of five TX historical markers at the Camp Mabry entrance along W 35th Street that can no longer be accessed by the public without going through a security check point first.
Waymark Code: WMDD9T
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2011
Views: 10
This marker tells the long history of how Camp Mabry began and summarizes its long history as a Texas military installment. It was formed in 1876 to give the Texas Volunteer Guard a place to encamp and has been used for various military purposes ever since. It has been the headquarters for the State Adjutant General since 1954 and describes some of the duties of the Adjutant General.
Marker Number: 6465
Marker Text:
The original 85-acre tract (gift of Austin citizens in 1892) was the site of annual encampments for the Texas Volunteer Guard, an elite militia constituted in 1876. Because larger maneuver, parade, and drill areas were needed, the guardsmen worked actively to acquire more land. With State and Federal purchases, the camp at its largest consisted of over 430 acres.
By vote of guardsmen, the camp was named in 1898 for Adjutant General Woodford Haywood Mabry (1856 – 18990, who provided forceful leadership for the militia.
In 1914 (after the National Guard was created in 1906) the State of Texas built an arsenal here for stores formerly held in the capitol. This was a campsite for United States Army during the First World War, and was principal site until 1928 for annual Guard encampments. During World War II, it was an ordnance engine rebuild station for the United States Army.
For many years, Texas Department of Public Safety patrolmen were trained at Camp Mabry; Texas Rangers had their training command here until 1953. This had been headquarters since 1954 for the State Adjutant General. Other post installations include the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office and warehouse. (1968)
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