Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Harker Guard House History Established as Fort Ellsworth, this fort provided protection to the Kansas Stage Line and military wagon trains traveling the Fort Riley Road and Smoky...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Hays Guard House History Originally Fort Fletcher, Fort Hays was built to protect military roads and the Smoky Hill Trail, guard the mails, and defend construction gangs on the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Museum Information [email protected] 1st Cavalry Division Museum P.O. Box 5187 Fort Hood, TX 76545 (254) 287-3626 or DSN 737-3626 Fax: (254) 287-6423 or DSN 737-6423 Directions...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The above information is from the book, Mark of Heritage, by Muriel H. Wright, courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society. On August 1 the work of removing the Indians from Texas began. As...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Concho: San Angelo (Tom Green Co.) In front of Fort Concho Museum Phone: 915-481-2646 Points of Interest Twenty-three original and restored fort structures (National Historic...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Croghan 703 Buchanan Drive (Highway 29 West) Burnet, TX The Fort Croghan Museum and Grounds are open April through August, Thursday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The following story is from the book, Charles Goodnight, Cowman and Plainsman, by J. Evetts Haley. With the Confederacy too busy to defend the frontier, the Legislature saw that more...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort D.A. Russell is the name of an American military installation near Marfa, Texas that was active from 1911 to 1946. Established in 1911 as Camp Albert, it was a base for cavalry and...
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