Hudson Canyon (Texas)

Hudson Canyon (Texas)
Origin Val Verde County, Texas
Mouth Devils River
Basin countries United States
Source elevation 1780
Mouth elevation 1499

Hudson Canyon, is a vally and a tributary ephemeral stream of the Devils River in Val Verde County, Texas. It has its source at 29°57′03″N 101°10′38″W / 29.95083°N 101.17722°W / 29.95083; -101.17722 at an elevation of 1780 feet. Its mouth has its confluence with Devil's River a short distance below Bakers Crossing at 1499 feet.[1]

History

In the 19th century, the place near where the Devils River had its confluence with the creek at the mouth of Hudson Canyon was the location of Camp Hudson just south the second crossing of Devil's River by the San Antonio-El Paso Road.[2] Camp Hudson and Hudson Canyon were named for 2nd Lieutenant Walter W. Hudson, an American soldier who died in the area on 19 April 1850 in fighting with local Native Americans.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hudson Canyon
  2. ↑ W. R. Livermore, Military Map of the Rio Grande Frontier, Crimmins (Martin Lalor) Map Collection, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, Univercity of Texas, Austin, 1881, from cah.utexas.edu accessed January 25, 2014
  3. ↑ "Texas Centennial Marker #4744: Camp Hudson, Site of". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

Coordinates: 29°57′31″N 101°08′44″W / 29.95861°N 101.14556°W / 29.95861; -101.14556


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