Camp Ford

Historical marker location:

6288 Highway 271, Tyler, Texas

( 4 mi. NE of Tyler, US Hwy 271)

Marker installed: 1936

Camp Ford, stockade prison of federal soldiers during the Civil War.

The Alamo, a mission in San Antonio, is perhaps the most famous historical site in Texas. It was the site of a key battle during the Texas Revolution in 1836.