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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SFW_john-horse_Brackettville-TX.html
Born in Spanish Florida of a black mother and Seminole father in 1812, John Horse (also known as Juan Caballo, Juan Cavallo, or Gopher John) was a prominent leader of Seminole blacks during the 2nd Seminole War. After a valiant fight alongside Sem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OL5_fight-at-las-moras-spring_Brackettville-TX.html
The early 19th century saw the emergence of the Comanche people as the undisputed lords of the Southwestern Plains of Texas. Comanches used Las Moras Spring Habitual resting place on their great eastern war trail during their annual migration into…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JNA_catholic-church_Brackettville-TX.html
(Recorded Texas Historic Landmark)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HKA_las-moras-spring_Brackettville-TX.html
As the ninth largest springs in Texas and the largest springs in Kinney County, Las Moras Spring is significant due to its location and invaluable natural resources. Moras, meaning "mulberries" in one Spanish translation, refer to the mu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1886_officers-club-open-mess_Brackettville-TX.html
This building served Fort Clark from 1939 to 1944 and was named "Dickman Hall" after career cavalry officer, Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman (1857-1927). The ground floor housed a lunge, dining room, tap room, kitchen, guest room, maid's room and four…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17UF_dolores-townsite_Brackettville-TX.html
(About 8 miles south)Only settlement founded in John Charles Beales' ill-fated Rio Grande colony of 1834-1836. Beales (1804-1878) — empresario of 70,000,000 acres in present Southern and Western Texas and New Mexico — was Texas' larges…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16ZY_military-roads-in-texas_Brackettville-TX.html
The routes that moved troops in early Texas often followed old Indian trails, usually were little more than deep wagon ruts. This one, the Chihuahua Road—joining Ft. Clark with other southwest posts—was widely used, 1850-1880. The Coma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16ZF_juan-a-avila-1921-2008_Brackettville-TX.html
This young infantryman of the 102d Division stands "on guard" in the rubble of a defeated Germany in 1945 as a conquering hero. When he returned to his hometown after the war he got a job helping with the demolition of Fort Clark's World War II bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16YK_carver-school-grounds_Brackettville-TX.html
When Fort Clark's Seminole-Negro Indian Scout Detachment was disbanded by the U.S. Army on September 30, 1914, the Seminoles were required to relocate to Brackettville. They held school in their church until new grounds were purchased by the Brack…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12A7_u-s-army-unit-memorial_Brackettville-TX.html
Infantry Regiments 1st Infantry, 1852-1855; 1858-18593rd Infantry, 1860-18614th Infantry, 19025th Infantry, 1855-18568th Infantry, 185910th Infantry, 1872-187918th Infantry, 1889-189419th Infantry, 1882-188920th Infantry, 1878-188022nd Infantry…
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