Marker Inscription
A natural salt deposit, known and used for the past 300 years. On land grant from Mexico to Juan Cordova; name, misread on maps, is now unique to lake. Apaches were encountered here by explorers in 1683. From days of early settlers, Mexicans and Anglo-Texans relied on this salt deposit. During the civil war, 1861-1865, a 7-family San Saba wagon train traded watermelons and other goods to Indians here for sorely needed salt. In 1912-1914 a 36-burro train hauled salt from here. Recently as 1930, commercial shipments went out to Midland and Odessa.
About this site
Cordona Lake, Juan is a historical marker in Crane, Crane County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Crane County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 10 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.3992, -102.3523 near Crane. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crane, William Carey (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Crane County Courthouse, Curry, Charles Boothe, and Crane Memorial Gardens.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5103002871. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
