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Fort Penn Colorado and the Lima of Marathon era
Old Fort Penn Colorado near Marathon figures in early Big Bend history with Pena Colorado as a scenic hub. The article recalls cattle country, forts, and ranches linked to the Gage and Hart families, Circle Dot, and early railroad era. A 1870s incident ends with Jim Davenport fleeing, later killed, while rangers pursue justice and preserve regional memory.
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Old Fort Penn
Colorado
Marathon
Big Bend
Fletcher
Rataing
Mars Gon
Pena Colorado
Maravillas Creek
Penn Colorado
Brewster County
Oping
Fort Pefn
Combs Cattle Company
Fee
West Texas
Breenwood
Alppine
Kinney County
Fais
A. 8. Gage Ranches
Presidios Land and Cattle Company
Gages and Associates
Circle Dot
M. Hartt
Ban Anto‘alo
Texas
le Dot
Thousane
Pecos
Maarby
Pink Tayor
Vola
John A. Ward
Jonors
H. J. Bowle
Uvalde
Jack Duncan
Eagle Pass
Henry Reynolds
Alpine
Rosell Pulliam
Jim Gillespie
Jeff Davenport
Joe Meyers
United States
Hi Paso
John Selman
Jim Davenport
Mexico
el Paso
Hereford
Cotulla
Will Wright