Marker Inscription
(Merged at this point into SH 55) When the U.S. Army built forts Clark (70 mi. SW) and McKavett (90 mi. NE) in 1852, this frontier trail connected the posts. After Fort Concho was established in 1867, the trail was extended farther north, to present San Angelo. It was later named for Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie, the 1873 commander of Fort Clark, who traveled it in his campaigns against hostile Indians. One of its landmarks was Mackenzie Lake (6.5 mi. N), which furnished water for the troops, for cattle drives up the trail, for settlers, and for Texas Rangers on frontier patrols. (1977)
About this site
Mackenzie Trail is a historical marker in Rocksprings, Edwards County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in Edwards County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 31 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0833, -100.3510 near Rocksprings. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rocksprings' First School Building, Site of (historical marker), about 9.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hough Haven, Rock Spring, The, and Gilmer Hotel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5137003182. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
