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Home of Ben Leaton

Presidio vicinity, Presidio County

Marker Text

First Anglo-American farmer in Presidio County. In August 1848, Mr. Leaton acquired the building and it has since been known as Fort Leaton. (1936)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 4 mile E of Presidio on FM 170
Marker # 2525
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite)
Code farms; houses, residential buildings; forts
Latitude, Longitude 29.542953, -104.326024

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