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'''{{PAGENAME}} (183?-18??)''' - Established by John F. Webber in the early 1830's as a private fort to protect his family.
=={{PAGENAME}} History==
=={{PAGENAME}} History==
A settler post established by [[John F. Webber]] in the early 1830's. This post was located on the north bank of the Colorado River at Webber's Prairie, near present day Webberville.
==Current Status==
==Current Status==
In ruins
In ruins
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'''Links: '''
'''Links: '''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/tx-cent.html#webber North American Forts - Webber's Fort]
* [http://www.webbersprairie.org/index.html Webber's Prairie Website]
* [http://www.webbersprairie.org/index.html Webber's Prairie Website]
* [http://www.lonestaricon.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=1337&z=128 Saving Webber's Fort]
* [http://www.lonestaricon.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=1337&z=128 Saving Webber's Fort]
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/WW/fwe59.html The Texas Handbook OnLine - John Webber]
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/WW/fwe59.html The Texas Handbook OnLine - John Webber]
'''Visited:''' No


=={{PAGENAME}} Picture Gallery==
{{Visited|9 Nov 2011}}
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Latest revision as of 21:33, 7 January 2019

Webber's Fort (183?-18??) - A settler post established by John F. Webber in the early 1830's as a private fort to protect his family.

Webberville Marker
Webberville Ebenezer Baptist Church
Colorado River at Webberville

Webber's Fort History

A settler post established by John F. Webber in the early 1830's. This post was located on the north bank of the Colorado River at Webber's Prairie, near present day Webberville.

Current Status

In ruins

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Location: Close to Webberville, Travis County, Texas. Map point is for Webberville not the fort location.

Maps & Images

Lat: 30.230879 Long: -97.516106

Sources:

  • Pierce, Gerald S., Texas Under Arms: The Camps, Posts, Forts & Military Towns of the Republic of Texas 1836-1846, Encino Press, Austin TX, 1969, ISBN/ASIN: B0006CYB9I, page 179.

Links:

Visited: 9 Nov 2011