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Here Milton Faver

Shafter, Presidio County

Marker Text

Here Milton Faver established in the fifties the first Anglo-American owned ranch in the Big Bend. Three quadrangular adobe fortresses situated at big springs Cibolo, Cienaga and La Morita served as a defense against hostile Apaches. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address Cibolo Creek Rd.
Location Description Cibolo Creek Rd., 0.2 mi. S of US 67, Shafter Ghost Town. Marker reported damaged (vandalized) Jan. 2024.
Marker # 3390
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Code pioneers; ranching; design and construction; Native American topics
Latitude, Longitude 29.815527, -104.306735

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