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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.
Burgess' Water Hole is a historical marker in Brewster County, Texas, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 30 historical markers documented in Brewster County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 45 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3745, -103.6589. The nearest cataloged historic site is Museum of the Big Bend (museum), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ross, General Lawrence "Sul", Sul Ross State University, and J. C. Bird.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5043000570. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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