Kenney's Fort Site (41WM465)
- Also Known As: 41WM465
- Vicinity: Address Restricted
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1838/04/00 | Dr Thomas Kenney | Architect | During the spring of 1838 Dr Kenney, Joseph Barnhart and others build Kenney Fort near the banks of Brushy Creek, between Lake Creek and Dyer Branch at the junction of the military road from Austin and the Double File Trail. | |||
| 1841/06/19 | Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar | Leader | President Lamar leads the Santa Fe Expedition expedition from Kenney's Fort. The group includes over 300 men and women, including merchants and six companies of soldiers providing a military escort. | |||
| 1842/12/30 | Texas Ranger Division | Law Enforcement | Texas Rangers and GLO officials, 38 men total, with their wagons loaded government archives, camp for the night at Kenney's Fort. | Texas Archives War | ||
| 1842/12/31 | Texas Ranger Division | Law Enforcement | To avoid bloodshed, Texas Rangers and GLO officials surrender the archives at Kenney's Fort to the Vigilance Committee, who carry the records back to Austin and store the records under floorboards in Angelina Eberly's boarding house for two years. | Texas Archives War | ||
| 1844/04/06 | Dr Thomas Kenney | Died | Dr Kenney, Henry Castleberry and John Courtney depart Kenney Fort, they will never return. | |||
| 1844/04/10 | Capt Nelson Merrell | Home | Capt Nelson Merrell's search party finds Dr Kenneys body. Nelson and his wife Rachel take in the youngest Kenney daughter and assume control of the Kenney Fort until oldest daughter Mary Jane marries and returns in 1848. |
| Particulars for Kenney's Fort Site (41WM465): | |
|---|---|
| Cultural Affiliation | American Rural |
| Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Area of Significance | Historic and non-aboriginal |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Area of Significance | Transportation |
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