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Burgess' Water Hole

, Brewster County

Marker Text

Burgess' Water Hole, called San Lorenzo by Juan Dominguez de Mendoza,1684. Later Charco Alzate in honor of an Apache chieftain. Water hole honoring John W. Burgess, pioneer freighter who here outwitted the Apaches. The emigrant road to California by the way of Chihuahua passed this place.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Kokernot Masonul Lodge property, Kokernot Springs, off of SH 223, Alpine
Marker # 570
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 18" x 12"
Code geology; roads; water topics; Native Americans
Latitude, Longitude 30.372832, -103.658927

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