Historical Marker
Panther Gap
Historical marker location:
SH 208, Robert Lee, Texas
( SH 208, 13 miles northwest of Robert Lee)
Marker installed: 1973
Landmark on ancient Indian trail, and early route of travelers and military west of Fort Chadbourne (20 miles east) before the Civil War. After 1880, was used extensively to connect this area with the railroad at Colorado City. Named for panthers (cougars), which still roam the region. (1973).