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Route for U.S. 2nd Cavalry and supplies from San Antonio to Fort Mason (about 100 miles south of here) to Camp Cooper (about 65 miles north) in campaigns of 1851-1861 against Plains Indians. Great military men of American history traveled this road, including Robert E. Lee (later a commanding general, C.S.A.) and George T. Thomas, "Rock of Chickamauga." Callahan County Historical Survey Committee, 1967.
Fort Mason - Camp Cooper Military Road is a historical marker in Cross Plains, Callahan County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Callahan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 46 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.1231, -99.1760 near Cross Plains. The nearest cataloged historic site is Howard, Robert E., House (historic place), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cross Plains Cemetery, Woody's Classic Cars and Baseball Museum, and Dressy.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5059001995. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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