Historical Markers - Menard County, Texas - Menard, Hext, Fort McKavett

Taken 4-Apr-09

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Dimensions3872 x 2592

Original file size4.65 MB

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Date taken4-Apr-09 14:21

Date modified4-Apr-09 14:21

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Camera modelNIKON D60

Focal length36 mm

Focal length (35mm)54 mm

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Site of Fort McKavett

Menard
Menard County, Texas
30 49.473' N 100 06.750' W

Text: Established March 14, 1852 by the United States war department as a protection to frontier settlers against hostile Indians. Named in honor of Captain Henry McKavett, who fell at the Battle of Monterrey, September 21, 1846. Evacuated by federal troops, March 22, 1859. Reoccupied April 1, 1868. Abandoned June 30, 1883.

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