• Marathon,  

  Brewster County

Fort Pena Colorada (Red Rock)

• Established in 1880 as a means of preventing Indian raids into Mexico. Raided by Apaches in 1881. Abandoned in 1893 after Western Texas had been permanently cleared of Indians.

• Address

• Directions

  From Marathon, take local road 4-5 mi. sw to camp ground & city park

• Marker #

  2003

• Dedicated:

  1936

• Size, Type:

  18" x 12

• Code:

  forts; Native Americans

• Latitude

  -

• Longitude

  FALSE