1/2 Mile to the Site of Kenney's Fort
First settlement in Williamson County. Erected as a home by Dr. Thomas Kenney and Joseph Barnhart in the spring of 1839. Served as a place of defense during Indian raids. Rendezvous of the Santa Fe Expedition, 1841. Here the archives of the Republic of Texas en route to Washington-on-the-Brazos were captured on December 31, 1842 and returned to Austin. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
30.5201° N, 97.6438° W
Where to Find It
US 79, S side, 0.3 mi. W of Kenney's Fort Blvd.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi W The Double File Trail Round Rock
- 0.2 mi NW Palm Valley Lutheran Church Round Rock
- 0.7 mi NE Confederate Chaplains Rev. Edward Hudson_Rev. John Hudson Round Rock
- 0.7 mi NW Anti-Slaveholding Union Baptist Cemetery Round Rock
- 0.7 mi NE Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area Round Rock
- 1.6 mi W Trinity Lutheran College Round Rock