Martin's Gap
Mountain burial site for frontiersman Jim Martin, killed here by Indians in 1860s, when county had fewer than 500 people. Gap bore his name for 20 years. Settled in 1873 by Capt. Battle Fort, Confederate veteran and lawyer. A post office established 1884 was named Fairy to honor Mrs. Phelps, Fort's beloved young daughter.
31.8481° N, 97.9834° W
Where to Find It
from Hico southern city limits, take FM 1602 south 9.8 miles to marker (on west side of road in front of gazebo) in fairy
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi NW United Methodist Church of Fairy Fairy
- 0.2 mi N Fairy Cemetery Fairy
- 5 mi SE Brummett Cemetery Hamilton
- 7.2 mi N Old Hico Hico
- 7.3 mi N J. G. Barbee House Hico
- 7.5 mi SW Durham Ranch House Hamilton