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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11G2_seminole-indian-scouts-cemetery_Brackettville-TX.html
Burial site of heroic U.S. Army men, families, and heirs. These Seminoles came mainly from Florida about 1850; lived in northern Mexico or Texas; joined Lt. (later a general) John L. Bullis and Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie in ridding Texas of hostile …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11FI_forsyth-bridge_Brackettville-TX.html
Named by the 5th Cavalry in 1938 for Colonel William Dennison Forsyth Commander of the Fifth U.S. Cavalry at Fort Clark, Aug 1921 - Feb 1924Placed by "The Colonel's Daughter" Elizabeth Forsyth Scheuber 1995
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11F5_seminole-scout-camp-on-fort-clark_Brackettville-TX.html
Under Spanish rule, Florida was a haven for freed or escaped slaves in the 1700s. Once there, many integrated into the Seminole tribe, intermarrying and adapting to the culture. Florida became a U.S. territory in 1821, and after approximately 30 y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11EU_u-s-army-signal-corps-building_Brackettville-TX.html
This building served as the communications center for Fort Clark from 1932-1944. The building is of tile brick construction with a veneer of irregular cut field stone. The original footprint was enlarged c. 1940 to accommodate barracks for enliste…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM118D_new-cavalry-barracks_Brackettville-TX.html
The earliest quarters for soldiers at Fort Clark were tents along Las Moras creek near the spring. During the fort's 1870s building boom, three cavalry barracks were constructed, but by the late 1920s they had become too deteriorated for continued…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM117R_married-officers-quarters-8-9_Brackettville-TX.html
This single-story duplex once served as housing for married officers and their families at Fort Clark. The U.S. Army fort, established in 1852 to defend the western frontier of Texas and the border with Mexico, saw significant growth in the 1870s.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM117O_army-service-club_Brackettville-TX.html
Occupying the site of Fort Clark's first guardhouse, this 1938 structure served as a morale and welfare facility until 1944, when the U.S. Army closed the fort. The building was a recreation center for soldiers, and served as a non-commissioned of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOB6_fort-clark_Brackettville-TX.html
A strategic installation in the U.S. Army's line of forts along the military road stretching from San Antonio to El Paso, Fort Clark was established in June 1852. Located near natural springs and Las Moras Creek, its site was considered a point of…