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| Marker Title: | Site of Fort Merrill | |||
| Photo: | Fort Merrill Texas Historical Marker - submitted by Debbie Neubauer | |||
| Address: | 3.5 mi. NW of Dinero, off FM 534 | |||
| City: | Dinero | |||
| County: | Live Oak | |||
| Year Marker Erected: | 0 | |||
| Designations: | na | |||
| Marker Location: | Off FM 534, 3.5 northwest of Dinero | |||
| Marker Text: |
Established by Captain S.M. Plummer First U.S. Infantry, February 26, 1850 as a protection to settlers against Indians. Named in honor of Captain Hamilton W. Merrill, Brevet Major, Second Dragoons, gallant officer in the Mexican War. Permanently abandoned December 1, 1855. |
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| Links of Interest: | Fort
Merrill - Handbook of Texas Online
Camp Merrill - Handbook of Texas Online San Patricio Trail - Handbook of Texas Online |
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