Fort Richardson Pages SE Entrance to Jacksboro | Ft. Richardson | Post Civil War | Garrison Life | Ft. Richardson Tour | Military Rd. to Ft. Sill | South to Keechi | Jack County Site In 1866, a small detachment of the Sixth Cavalry, led by Samuel H...
Jack County, Texas Southeast to Jacksboro Fort Richardson Pages SE Entrance to Jacksboro | Ft. Richardson | Post Civil War | Garrison Life | Ft. Richardson Tour | Military Rd. to Ft. Sill | South to Keechi The map below shows the Texas Forts Trail...
Palo Pinto County, Texas If you have time to visit the Fort Black Springs (Oran) area, Highway 52 crosses 281 on your way to Perrin. Our alternative route takes Highway 52 west to Oran where there are several historical markers in the Old Black...
Parker County, Texas Follow Main St. north of the square to the red light at the Exxon station. Turn left and follow 920 5.4 miles to the left turn onto 1885, which continues northwest. This follows roughly the same route as the original military...
Parker County, Texas Continue on FM-730 south to Hwy. 180 and follow it west to Weatherford. There you will find a particularly handsome courthouse, town square and a pioneer graveyard which lies a few blocks northeast of the square. Greenwood...
Parker County, Texas There are a lot of important historical sites within the D/FW metroplex but it's hard to imagine a heroic event when all you can see is the handiwork of a real estate developer. Head west from Fort Worth and catch Loop 820 to...
Tarrant County, Texas The U.S. Army soldiers who came to build the fort traveled up the Trinity on the steamboat "Jack Hays" named after San Antonio hero and Ranger Captain John Coffey Hays. Sam Houston scheduled a treaty signing at Bird's...
Tarrant County, Texas D/FW airport is a few miles north of Bird's Fort, where the first settlement was attempted in 1841. The northwestern frontier had witnessed four years of bloody warfare and the little stockade gave a sense of security to the...
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