Historical Marker
8.6 Miles South to Fort Phantom Hill
Historical marker location:
Anson vicinity, Texas
( from Anson, take US 180 east about 10 miles to highway marker. Text plate and 1936 star reported missing Jan. 2010.)
Marker installed: 1936
Established November 14, 1851 by the United States Army as a protection of the settlers against the Indians. Abandoned and burned April 6, 1854. Repaired and used by Southern Overland Mail, 1858-1861, sub-post of Fort Griffin, 1871-1872, temporary county seat of Jones County in 1881.