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Site of Fort Terrett. Established February 5, 1852 by the United States Army as a protection to frontier settlers, named in honor of Lieutenant John C. Terrett who fell at Monterrey, September 21, 1846; abandoned February 26, 1854.
Ft. Terret is a historical marker in Sonora, Sutton County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Sutton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4954, -100.1864 near Sonora. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Terret (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sutton County, Rock Schoolhouse, Old, and Sutton County Burial Park.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5435004799. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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