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Silver Mine Pass |
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FM 83 and 127, Concan,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
29° 30' 1.82491999992",
-99° 43' 20.97279999984"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Named for silver mine opened near pass by Spaniards in 1700s or earlier. Ore was inferior, and mine was abandoned; but 14 shafts (some interconnecting) remain. Near the mine are remnants of a fortification made by 30 men under the leadership of James Bowie, later (1836) a hero of the siege to the Alamo. In 1831, while at work at this mine, Bowie's men repulsed a Comanche attack in a fierce, all-day battle. Hero of the fight was Bowie's slave, Black Jim Bowie, who risked his life by leaving the fortification to bring water to the besieged. 1968
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Silver Mine Pass Historical Marker Location Map, Concan, Texas
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