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Dimensions4928 x 3264
Original file size11.2 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken22-Oct-13 15:10
Date modified22-Oct-13 15:10
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D7000
Focal length70 mm
Focal length (35mm)105 mm
Max lens aperturef/4
Exposure1/250 at f/8
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Unknown
ISO speedISO 110
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
John Duncan's Fort

John Duncan's Fort

Richland Springs
San Saba County, Texas
31 16.188' N 98 56.710' W

Historical Marker: A private, or settler's fort, built 1858. Cabins of 4 families (30 people) formed a stockade for defense against Indians. Daily a hunting party would go out for meat; other men stood guard. Residents went home to farm in spring, but through 1865 "forted up" each fall.