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1/2 Mile to the Site of Kenney's Fort

Round Rock, Williamson County

Marker Text

First settlement in Williamson County. Erected as a home by Dr. Thomas Kenney and Joseph Barnhart in the spring of 1839. Served as a place of defense during Indian raids. Rendezvous of the Santa Fe Expedition, 1841. Here the archives of the Republic of Texas en route to Washington-on-the-Brazos were captured on December 31, 1842 and returned to Austin. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address US 79
Location Description US 79, S side, 0.3 mi. W of Kenney's Fort Blvd.
Marker # 9141
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite)
Code forts
Latitude, Longitude 30.520108, -97.643819

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