Site of Anderson's Fort or Soldier's Mound
Here behind extensive breastworks Major Thomas M. Anderson, Tenth U. S. Infantry, maintained a supply camp for the Cavalry under General Ranald S. Mackenzie, Fourth U.S. Cavalry, who in 1874-1875 forced the Indians of the region onto reservations and opened the plains to white settlement.
33.5255° N, 100.8441° W
Where to Find It
From Spur, take Highway 70 north, about 6 miles
Nearby Markers
- 3.1 mi S Lisenby-Campbell House Spur
- 3.3 mi S In Memory Of Private Gregg, William Max, W. H. Kilpatrick Spur
- 3.8 mi SW Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Spur Spur
- 4.4 mi NW Espuela Dickens
- 6.6 mi N Dickens County Courthouse Dickens
- 6.6 mi N Dickens County Dickens