Site of Camp Wood · 1936
Established May 20, 1857, as a means of preventing Indian raids on the San Antonio - El Paso route and the Rio Grande Valley. Abandoned March 15, 1861, when Federal troops were withdrawn from Texas.
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Historical Markers in Camp Wood, Texas
Camp Wood is home to 4 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.
Site of the Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz · 1936
Founded by Franciscan missionaries among the Lipan Apache Indians in 1762. Abandoned in 1769.
View on map ↗Private Frank Marshall, C.S.A. · 1965
Buried here, 3/10 mi. from Camp Wood. A 29-year-old Harrison Countian, symbolizes Texans who died for the Confederacy in the Arizona-New Mexico campaign. Served from April 19, 1861, till death June 16, in W. P. Lane…
View on map ↗Charles A. Lindbergh in Texas · 1977
Texas was important in the career of aviation hero Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-75). When he bought his first World War I surplus Jenny in Georgia, he flew it to Texarkana in 1923, so he could say he had flown in Texas --…
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