Marker Inscription
A stockade and blockhouse of the Republic of Texas. Built in November, 1836, by a unit of some 20 Rangers under Lt. George B. Erath (soldier-statesman for whom Erath County was named). By Christmas they had erected 7 or 8 cabins, a blockhouse and a picket stockade, which enclosed about 1/2 acre of land. A spring nearby supplied water. Rations included an ear of corn daily, game, honey and a little coffee. The Rangers withdrew about May, 1837. Later the fort was used by settlers, hunters and adventurers. The remains of the structures were removed, 1840's. (1969)
About this site
Little River Fort is a historical marker in Belton, Bell County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0038, -97.4915 near Belton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bell County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Planing Mill, Rock Hollow, and Lankford.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027003100. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
