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Ranger Campsite Water Well

  Texas Historical Markers
FM 382 via FM 1770, Winters, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 2' 44.97164000016", -99° 44' 59.88018000012"
 
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    In an effort to protect area settlements, Governor Richard Coke established the frontier battalion in 1874. Comprised of six companies of volunteer Rangers, it was headed by Major John B. Jones. This campsite was part of a defensive line which reached from the Red River to the coastal area. Rangers of Co. E, under the leadership of Captain W. J. Maltby, were stationed here in 1874. The camp consisted of tents, a corral for horses, and this hand-dug well, which failed to provide water. Daily scouting duties included a sentry post on nearby Ranger Peak (0.5 miles west).

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Ranger Campsite Water Well Historical Marker Location Map, Winters, Texas