Fort Martin Scott

Fort Martin Scott
Restored officer quarters at Fort Martin Scott
Fort Martin Scott is located in Texas
Fort Martin Scott
Fort Martin Scott
Fort Martin Scott is located in the United States
Fort Martin Scott
Fort Martin Scott
Nearest cityFredericksburg, Texas
Coordinates30°14′58″N 98°50′47″W / 30.24944°N 98.84639°W / 30.24944; -98.84639
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built1847 (1847)
NRHP reference No.80004121[1]
TSAL No.8200000281
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1980
Designated TSALJanuary 1, 1988

Fort Martin Scott is a restored United States Army outpost near Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country, United States, that was active from December 5, 1848, until April, 1853.[2] It was part of a line of frontier forts established to protect travelers and settlers within Texas.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Crimmins was invoked but never defined (see the help page).