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During the Civil War, Fort Magruder was built near here west of Congress Avenue. Named for Gen. John Bankhead Magruder, commander of Texas Confederate forces, it was one of three forts planned to protect Austin from a possible Union attack from the coast. In the winter of 1863-64, Maj. Julius Kellersberg supervised building of the L-shaped earthen fort. Due to wartime manpower shortages, citizens provided slaves to construct the fort. Large enough for 200 soldiers, the fort was sited along what was then the San Antonio Road. Other forts were planned for the Houston Road and College Hill. In early 1864, Union forces attacked Texas from the Red River area of Louisiana, and Fort Magruder was abandoned.
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| HM Number | HM1B4C |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 13159 |
| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 10:41am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14R E 619078 N 3344385 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.22518333, -97.76260000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 13.511', W 97° 45.756' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 13' 30.66" N, 97° 45' 45.36" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 512 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3815-3899 S Congress Ave, Austin TX 78704, US |
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