Historical Marker
Fort Pena Colorada (Red Rock)
Historical marker location:
Marathon, Texas
( From Marathon, take local road 4-5 mi. sw to camp ground & city park)
Marker installed: 1936
Established in 1880 as a means of preventing Indian raids into Mexico. Raided by Apaches in 1881. Abandoned in 1893 after Western Texas had been permanently cleared of Indians.