Marker Inscription
A Civil War home guard post, acting as buffer to protect older settlements from Apaches and bandits. Scattered local men were members of the 29th Brigade, Texas Militia. Picket homes with dirt floors. Diet of prickly pear salad and fruit, Spanish dagger blooms, hominy, turkey, quail and deer meat. Homespun and linsey clothing dyed blue with Brazil root or gold with agarita. Such was local scene the home guard protected. Camp Rio Frio was later Dogtown, then became Tilden. It proved itself in a rugged era. (1964)
About this site
Camp Rio Frio, C.S.A. is a historical marker in McMullen County, Texas, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in McMullen County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 22 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.4657, -98.5470. The nearest cataloged historic site is San Caja Hill (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dog Town Jail, Hindes, Moses William, and Boot Hill Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5311000674. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
