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Enchanted Rock

Fredericksburg, Gillespie County

Marker Text

From its summit, in the fall of 1841, Captain John C. Hays, while surrounded by Comanche Indians who cut him off from his ranging company, repulsed the whole band and inflicted upon them such heavy losses that they fled. Marked by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address 16710 RR 965
Location Description Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, in storage in administration building.
Marker # 10035
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker - bronze plaque
Code geology; mountains and mountain passes; Native Americans; frontier conflicts

  • Private Property:

    Unknown
    • Latitude, Longitude 30.496, -98.819954

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