Historical MarkerMilitary Road
Junction · Kimble County · Dedicated 1975 · THC Atlas #5267003545
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Marker Inscription
SUPPLY LINE FROM U.S. ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN SAN ANTONIO TO FORT TERRETT, 1852-1854. IN THE 1850'S TWO-THIRDS OF TEXAS WAS HELD BY COMANCHES OR THREATENED BY RAIDS. POSTS SUCH AS FORT TERRETT STOOD FROM RED RIVER TO THE RIO GRANDE, FOR PROTECTION. THE FORT TERRETT ROAD PARALLELLED JOHNSON (ELM) FORK OF THE LLANO NEAR JUNCTION. THE ARMY CLOSED FORT TERRETT IN 1854, BUT SETTLERS USED THE ROUTE AS THEIR MAIN ROAD TO SAN ANTONIO. IT APPEARED ON KIMBLE COUNTY MAPS UNTIL 1930. PARTS OF THE ROAD ARE STILL VISIBLE. RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1966
About this site
Military Road is a historical marker in Junction, Kimble County, dedicated in 1975. 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 30.4199, -99.6724 near Junction. The nearest cataloged historic site is State Highway 27 Bridge at Johnson Fork (historic place), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Johnson Fork #1, Johnson Fork Colony, and Cloud Point.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5267003545. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
