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As partially reconstructed in 1936. Established by the United States War Department on November 26, 1867 as a protection of the frontier against hostile Indians. Named in honor of General Israel B. Richardson, U.S.A., killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862. Abandoned May 23, 1878 as the line of settlement had passed westward.
Fort Richardson is a historical marker in Jacksboro, Jack County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Jack County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 37 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.2077, -98.1631 near Jacksboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lost Battalion, Mobilization Site of Battery F of World War II's (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dosher, James B., Fort Richardson Calvary Post Hospital, and Jacksboro's First Railroad Depot.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5237002008. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Fort Richardson” names 2 distinct records in Jack County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Jacksboro. The others:
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