Marker Inscription
FROM NEARBY FT. TERRETT, THIS ROAD IN 1852 LED SOUTH TO FT. CLARK AND NORTH TO FT. McKAVETT. SELECTED MAINLY BECAUSE IT HAD WATER AVAILABLE, IT SERVED AS ROUTE FOR FREIGHT AND MAIL, 1868, WHEN FORTS WERE REACTIVATED. OVER IT WENT TROOPS, SUPPLIES, A FEW IMMIGRANTS AND PIONEER RANCHES. IT WAS NOTED ALSO FOR PASSAGE OF FORAYS OF COL. RANALD MACKENZIE AGAINST THE HOSTILE INDIANS TO THE NORTHWEST. AFTER FORTS WERE ABANDONED IN 1883, RANCHERS DROVE CATTLE TO MARKET OVER PARTS OF THE ROAD. (1966)
About this site
Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road is a historical marker in Roosevelt, Kimble County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Kimble County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4908, -100.0511 near Roosevelt. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roosevelt (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Coalson-Pullen Colony, Copperas Methodist Church, First Church in Community, and Gully Cowsert.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5267001545. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
