Historical Marker

SIte of Camp Wood

Camp Wood · Real County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5385004749

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Marker Inscription

Established May 20, 1857, as a means of preventing Indian raids on the San Antonio - El Paso route and the Rio Grande Valley. Abandoned March 15, 1861, when Federal troops were withdrawn from Texas.

About this site

SIte of Camp Wood is a historical marker in Camp Wood, Real County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Real County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 32 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.6767, -100.0150 near Camp Wood. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of the Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Private Frank Marshall, C.S.A., Charles A. Lindbergh in Texas, and Garden of Memories Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5385004749. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Camp Wood was established on May 20, 1857, on the Nueces River to guard the San Antonio-El Paso road and the Rio Grande valley against raids, and was named for Bvt. Maj. George W. F. Wood. Sited near the ruins of the old San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz mission, it was briefly abandoned, then reoccupied in 1858 under Lt. John Bell Hood before being finally abandoned in March 1861. A state marker was erected in 1936.

Sources: tshaonline.org hmdb.org atlas.thc.texas.gov

📍 29.6767, -100.0150 · Camp Wood, Real County

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Site of the Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz

Camp Wood · 1936

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Private Frank Marshall, C.S.A.

Camp Wood · 1965

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Charles A. Lindbergh in Texas

Camp Wood · 1977

Cemetery

Garden of Memories Cemetery

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