Pegleg Crossing on the San Saba

An hourglass-shaped pass through the hills where McDougal Creek joins San Saba River. For years a favored Indian campground, it entered written history, 1732, as site of Spanish-Apache battle. Saw passage of adventurers, mustang hunters, Indian fighters, German settlers, gold-seekers. Probably named by landowner Wilhelm Harlen for one-legged land commissioner T.W. Ward. Crossing became station on stage line. Gained notoriety for many hold-ups that occurred at "Robbers' Roost" (1 mile west). Pegleg served in later era as crossing on Great Western Cattle Trail.

Pegleg Crossing on the San Saba is a historical marker in Menard, Menard County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Menard County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 31 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.8700, -99.5988 near Menard. The nearest cataloged historic site is Darley Infant (cemetery), about 3.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Vaughan, Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba, and Jacoby.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5327003976. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.