Fort Martin Scott

Fort Martin Scott
Restored officer quarters at Fort Martin Scott
Fort Martin Scott
Fort Martin Scott
Nearest cityFredericksburg, Texas
Coordinates30°14′58″N 98°50′47″W / 30.24944°N 98.84639°W / 30.24944; -98.84639
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built1847 (1847)
NRHP reference No.80004121
TSAL No.8200000281
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1980
Designated TSALJanuary 1, 1988

Fort Martin Scott is a restored United States Army outpost near Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country, United States, that was active from December 5, 1848, until April, 1853. It was part of a line of frontier forts established to protect travelers and settlers within Texas.