Burgess' Water Hole
Alpinebr/Brewster County, Texasbr/30 22.375' N 103 39.547' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of Harrison Street and Las Brisas. Go 150 feet north. Turn left and go .1 miles.br/ br/Text: Burgess' Water Hole, called San Lorenzo by Juan Dominguez de Mendoza,1684. Later Charco Alzate in honor of an Apache chieftain. Water hole honoring John W. Burgess, pioneer freighter who here outwitted the Apaches. The emigrant road to California by the way of Chihuahua passed this place.br/ br/Date Photographed: 20-01-22