Kenney's Fort Historical Marker Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas

	Kenney's Fort Historical Marker Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas South Side Palm Valley Blvd 1/2 mile west of Harrell Pkwy (Old Settlers Park) GPS Coordinates North 30^o31' 12" - West 97^o 38' 13" UTM 14 R - easting 0651170 - northing 3390729
	Dr. Thomas Kenney came to Brushy Creek in 1839 and built a fort. This was the first permanent settlement in what would become Williamson County nine years later. Kenney was befriended by the Native Americans, but was later killed by them in 1844.
	Marker Text 1/2 mile South 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.
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