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The Rock Spring |
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Rocksprings,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 1' 35.53168000008",
-100° 12' 13.41432"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Known to early Texans as one inch flow of water out of rocks. Site of a camp for travelers and freighters. Occupants of land around the spring included W. J. Greer, with a sheep camp, 1882; Francis Winans, with a cattle and sheep ranch, 1884; A. O. Burr, farming, about 1885. Cattlemen, including Frank Gray, camped here during roundups. Outlaws in 1880s frequented a hut nearby. Rocksprings Post Office opened 1891 in townsite platted for a new county seat at center of Edwards County. The rock spring still seeps in city and county historic park and playground. (1972)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
The Rock Spring Historical Marker Location Map, Rocksprings, Texas
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