Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of Fort Martin Scott
Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, August 16, 2025
1. Site of Fort Martin Scott Marker
December 5, 1848
as a protection to travelers and
settlers against Indian attack.
Named in honor of Major Martin Scott,
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel,
5th United States Infantry,
killed at Molino del Rey,
September 8, 1847.
Its garrison participated in many
Indian skirmishes.
Occupied intermittently after 1852,
held by the Confederates, 1861-1865,
permanently abandoned in December, 1866.
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 10039.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1709.
Location. 30° 14.983′ N, 98° 50.828′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Texas, in Gillespie County. It is on East Main Street (U.S. 290) south of Industial Loop, on the right when traveling west. Marker is east of the highway at the entrance to the Gillespie County Fort Martin Scott Park/Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1606 East Main Street, Fredericksburg TX 78624, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commanding the Fort (a few steps from this marker); Officers Row (within shouting distance of this marker); The Artists
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Fort Martin Scott
Also see . . . Fort Martin Scott. (Submitted on September 19, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. U.S. National Register of Historic Places, 1980; Gillespie County Historical Society.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 9, 2010
2. Site of Fort Martin Scott Marker
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 9, 2010
3. Site of Fort Martin Scott
Photographed by Zacharias Beau T, July 21, 2011
4. Site of Fort Martin Scott Marker
This is one of no less than 2,000 historical markers in Texas that recollect 1861-1865. The Texas Confederate marker trail is thousands of miles through beautiful country like Ozona in Gillespie County.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2018
5. Site of Fort Martin Scott Marker (after Fort Martin Scott restoration)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2018
6. Site of Fort Martin Scott Marker (wide view; after Fort Martin Scott restoration)
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, June 14, 2008
7. Fort's Guardhouse
The only surviving original building left.
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, June 14, 2008
8. Guardhouse diagram
You are looking at the only original structure, which has survived from the fort's original days to the present. This was the fort guardhouse. The first room to your left was where the Officer of The Day worked. The middle room was a rest area for guads and the far door let to the actual lockup cells. Discipline was harsh on these frontier forts and hard labor with a ball and chain was common. Later the Braeutigam family remodeled this structure and they used this as their home for over 80 years.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 9, 2010
9. Site of Fort Martin Scott Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2018
10. Fort Martin Scott Entrance (after fort restoration)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,885 times since then and 191 times this year. Last updated on November 30, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on September 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 4. submitted on February 23, 2012, by Zacharias Beau T of Alpine, Texas. 5, 6. submitted on June 9, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 7, 8. submitted on September 27, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. 9. submitted on September 19, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 10. submitted on June 9, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
