Dolores Townsite

Dolores Townsite (HM17UF)

Location: Brackettville, TX 78832 Kinney County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 20.15', W 100° 32.114'

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(About 8 miles south)
Only settlement founded in John Charles Beales' ill-fated Rio Grande colony of 1834-1836. Beales (1804-1878) — empresario of 70,000,000 acres in present Southern and Western Texas and New Mexico — was Texas' largest known land king. In 1833 he and a partner brought 59 settlers here to colonize a town to be named for Beales' Mexican wife. Indian raids and drought soon took their toll, but the death blow came in 1836. As the group fled the Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution, Comanches killed all but 7 of one party. This ended the town's existence.
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HM NumberHM17UF
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Marker Number1243
Year Placed1970
Placed ByTexas State Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 11:50am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 350944 N 3246172
Decimal Degrees29.33583333, -100.53523333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 20.15', W 100° 32.114'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 20' 9.00" N, 100° 32' 6.84" W
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Area Code(s)830
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6900-6998 Unnamed Road, Brackettville TX 78832, US
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