Montague County, Texas These two boys, about twelve years of age, were herding cattle just after noon, near their home in Montague County, when some Indians ran up and roped them. This occurred about twenty miles southeast of Montague, and the...
Parker County, Texas About 1863, James Franklin, son of Hiram Franklin, who lived about four or five miles west of Weatherford, had been out in search of the cows, and suddenly came upon approximately nine savages. They lodged an arrow so deeply...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria Late 1800s picture at Fort Yuma First established on November 27, 1850, it was originally located in the bottoms near the Colorado River, less than a mile below the mouth of the Gila. In...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria The Fort Wingate Army Depot sits among the red rocks located 7 miles east of Gallup along U.S. Interstate 40, next to the reservations of the Navajo Nation and the Zuni Pueblo Tribe in New...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Wind River Indian Reservation 1869 - 1909 Built to protect the reservation created for the friendly Shoshonis in 1868. It also guarded nearby mining settlements. It was originally located in...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Story 1 16 December 1863; Fort Sumner, New Mexico: After the Mescalero Apaches began living on the Bosque Redondo Reservation near Fort Sumner, they were constantly raided by Navajos...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Built by Ceran St. Vrain and the Bent brothers in 1837 near present day Platteville, Colorado, St. Vrain's Fort was a major trading post on the Platte River until 1848. The fort was...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria One of dozens of family forts that arose after the start of the Civil War, located between two of the largest, Fort Davis and Fort Blair, Stubblefield was more typical in structure...
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