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Named for Company E, Texas Rangers, which was stationed 1/2 mile east of peak in 1874. Atop peak, Rangers (Under Capt. W. J. "Jeff" Maltby) kept a lookout for Indians. Outfit was part of the frontier battalion, organized to protect Texas settlers on frontier stretching from Red River to the Nueces. Camp was abandoned in 1876.
Ranger Peak is a historical marker in Winters, Runnels County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Runnels County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 60 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0405, -99.7501 near Winters. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cotton Production in Runnels County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ranger Campsite, Nancy Parker Cabin, and Ranger Campsite Water Well.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5399004198. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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