Moore Family Cemetery

One half mile northeast is the Moore family cemetery, where Daniel Boone Moore is buried; he was the father of famed Indian fighter Lon Moore, a cousin to Daniel Boone, and settled on Hondo Creek in 1852. One half mile south, large rock outcroppings along Chacon Creek served as a refuge for Indians and settlers during a number of battles. In June 1862, Hondo Creek settlers fought a day long battle there in which a number of Indians, including the chief, were killed, and settler Nathan Davis was wounded by arrow. Intersecting Highway 173 at this point is the old Fort Ewell Road, which cut off from the old San Antonio de Bexar Road at present day Natalia and ran directly to Fort Ewell, established circa 1851, 20 miles down the Neches River from Cotulla.

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