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Mountain burial site for frontiersman Jim Martin, killed here by Indians in 1860s, when county had fewer than 500 people. Gap bore his name for 20 years. Settled in 1873 by Capt. Battle Fort, Confederate veteran and lawyer. A post office established 1884 was named Fairy to honor Mrs. Phelps, Fort's beloved young daughter.
Martin's Gap is a historical marker in Fairy, Hamilton County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 40 historical markers documented in Hamilton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 48 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8496, -97.9833 near Fairy. The nearest cataloged historic site is United Methodist Church of Fairy (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fairy Cemetery, Stanely Cemetery, and Brummett Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5193003230. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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