[Black's Fort Stone Slab in Grassy Field]
Description:
Slide of a pointed stone slab placed in the middle of an unkempt field of grass, amidst red and yellow flowers. An aged wooden fence can be seen in the back, creating a boundary between the stone and a larger field in the background. The slab bears an inscription just beneath a small relief of a five-pointed slab within a wreath.
It reads:
"Black's Fort - Built as a defense against the Indians in 1855 by William Black - 1815 - - 1907 - on land owned by him.
In the stockade, constructed of c…
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Date:
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Burnet County Historical Commission