Site of Fort Croghan
Burnetbr/Burnet County, Texasbr/30 45.482' N 98 14.404' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of SH-29 and SH-281. Go .5 miles west on SH-29. The Fort Croghan Museum is on the left (south) side of the road. The marker is in front of the museum.br/ br/Text: Established by Lieut. C. H. Tyler, United States Second Dragoons, by order of the War Department, March 18, 1849, as a protection to frontier settlers against hostile Indians. Abandoned in December, 1853 as the settlements had extended farther west.