Site of Fort Inge
Established by Captain Sidney Burbank, First U.S. Infantry, on March 13, 1849. Named in honor of Lieutenant Zebulon M.P. Inge, who fell at Resaca De La Palma May 9, 1846. Protected the southern overland stage mail route from Indian raids. Federal troops, withdrawn in 1861, reoccupied the post from 1866 to February 28, 1869. Later a Texas Ranger Camp.
Marker is on County Road 375 ½ mile south of Pearsall Road (Farm to Market Road 140), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
