Barry Scobee Mountain
Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(6300 ft. elev.) Camp grounds and lookout post (1850s-1880s) for military, mail coaches, freighters, travelers, emigrants. Site of area's last Indian raid, 1881. Part of John G. Prude Ranch. Named by Gov. John Connally Dec. 21, 1964, to honor Barry Scobee whose efforts were largely responsible for the preservation of old Fort Davis. He was born, 1885, in Missouri. Served in U. S. Army in Philippines and later on merchant ship in World War II. Was editor, reporter, printer, publisher. Came to Fort Davis in 1917 and became an authority and writer on Trans-Pecos history. (Fort Davis Historical society)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This 6,300-foot peak overlooking Fort Davis served from the 1850s to the 1880s as a campground and lookout for soldiers, mail coaches, freighters, and emigrants crossing the Trans-Pecos, and it saw the area's last Indian raid in 1881. In 1964 Governor John Connally named it for Barry Scobee, a writer and historian whose efforts helped preserve old Fort Davis.
Why it matters
The mountain ties together the frontier military crossroads of far West Texas and the twentieth-century preservationists who kept its history alive.
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Related people
- · Barry Scobee
- · John Connally
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