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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26LA_presidio-de-san-saba_Menard-TX.html
In 1732 the governor of Spanish Texas named the nearby river "San Sabá," perhaps after St. Sabbás, a sixth-century monk. In 1757, soldiers built the Presidio San Luis de las Amarillas out of wood. By 1764, stone replaced wood and the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26L8_vip-quarters_Menard-TX.html
The main building within the presidio was located close to the round bastion in the northwest corner, near the main road. It contained a courtyard and seven large rooms, including the captain's quarters (the only two-story structure), a guardhouse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26L7_restoration-and-reconstruction_Menard-TX.html
Today little of the original presidio remains standing; mostly lower wall sections and footings. The sides of the entrance gate and other large hand carved stones are also believed to be original elements. In 1937 the Texas Centennial Commission b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26L6_bastions-of-defense_Menard-TX.html
The final stone construction of the bastions (projecting fortifications) was similar to the presidio construction. The temporary adobe structure created immediately upon arrival was replaced later with stone. However, unlike the other presidio str…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26JM_pioneer-rest-cemetery_Menard-TX.html
Burial plot was begun by Adam Bradford, who buried his father, Jack Bradford, here in 1863. As the town and cemetery grew, the city bought the tract from Mrs. Gustav E. Schleicher in 1904.
Fence surrounding cemetery was built of stone from the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26J4_menard-county-memorial-of-those-who-died-a-war-memorial_Menard-TX.html
In Memory of Those Who Died
They held in their keeping the safety of the republic. They kept alight the lamp of liberty. Their record of service to God and Country helped to preserve the American way of life. They lived and died so that the ete…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26J3_menard-county-courthouse_Menard-TX.html
Menard County organized in 1871, and officials built the first courthouse in 1880 and a second in 1886. In 1930, in a close election, county residents approved a new jail and courthouse. Elmer G. Withers of the Fort Worth firm Withers and Thompson…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26J1_oliver-prince-smith_Menard-TX.html
Was a General in the United States Marine Corps and a highly decorated combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He is most noted for commanding the 1st Marine Division in Korea during the Inchon invasion and the Battle of the Chosin Rese…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26J0_fort-mckavett-c-s-a-texas-civil-war-frontier-defense_Menard-TX.html
Fort McKavett
C.S.A.
Located 21 miles west. Upon secession Confederate cavalry occupied this post to give protection against Indians. Early in 1862 this fort confined group of Union troops from surrendered U.S. forts who were seeking to leave …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26IY_great-western-trail_Menard-TX.html
Some seven million head of cattle & horses went up the Great Western Trail from 1874 to 1893 from Mexico through nine U.S. states into Canada with major years being 1874 to 1886. This trail lasted more years, carried more cattle, and was longer th…