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In December 1838, the Republic of Texas Congress called for military roads and forts from Red River to the Nueces. A road from Austin, joining El Camino Real near St. Mark's Springs, was designed for rapid communication between San Antonio and the capital, and Post San Marcos was to be built at the springs to safeguard travel. Adjutant General Hugh McLeod (1814-62) laid out the fort, which was to be garrisoned by a company of 56 men. In October 1840, Capt. Joseph Wiehl's Co. H, 1st Inf. Regt., completed the road and the fort. In 1841, the Republic of Texas army was disbanded for lack of funding, and the post closed.
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San Marcos, Texas · United States