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Kenney's Fort

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US 79, 2.5 mi. E, Round Rock, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 38' 22.773732", -97° 25' 21.009864"
 
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     1/2 mile South to the site of Kenney's Fort First settlement in Williamson County. Erected as a home by Dr. Thomas Kenney and Joseph Barnhart in the spring of 1839. Served as a place of defense during Indian raids. Rendezvous of the Santa Fe Expedition, 1841. Here the archives of the en route to Washington-on-the-Brazos were captured on December 31, 1842 and returned to Austin.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Kenney's Fort Historical Marker Location Map, Round Rock, Texas