Historical Marker

Fort Belknap

Newcastle · Young County · Dedicated 1962 · THC Atlas #5503001959

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Marker Inscription

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About this site

Fort Belknap is a historical marker in Newcastle, Young County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Young County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1512, -98.7404 near Newcastle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Major Robert S. Neighbors (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Camp Belknap, CSA, Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine, and Colonel William C. Young.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5503001959. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Fort Belknap was established in 1851 by Brigadier General William G. Belknap as the northernmost in a line of U.S. Army forts guarding the Texas frontier against Kiowa and Comanche raids. A hub of frontier roads including the Butterfield Overland Mail, it was garrisoned by federal and later state troops until 1867, then dismantled for its building materials. Partly rebuilt beginning with the 1936 Texas Centennial, it was named a National Historic Landmark in 1960.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org tshaonline.org

📍 33.1512, -98.7404 · Newcastle, Young County

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