Historical Markers in Texas

Home of Ben Leaton

History·Presidio County·Texas

First Anglo-American farmer in Presidio County. In August 1848, Mr. Leaton acquired the building and it has since been known as Fort Leaton. (1936)

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29.5430, -104.3260

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