Fort Richardson - Jacksboro, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 33° 12.427 W 098° 09.318
14S E 578724 N 3674565
Much of Fort Richardson has been lost. However, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which acquired the property in 1969, has begun a program of preservation and restoration.
Waymark Code: WM103ZZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2019
Views: 4
NRHP Nomination Form
"Of the original 40-plus buildings at Fort Richardson only six presently stand. There have been extensive archeological investigations and a number of buildings and sites have been identified, though no facilities have been constructed for their interpretation. The fort (or historic) area sits in a much larger Fort Richardson State Park.
Founded in 1867 to replace the recently abandoned Fort Belknap as the northernmost fort in the Texas chain of fortifications. Fort Richardson played an important role in the protection of American lives and property during the days of the KioWa-Comanche conflict of the post Civil War period.
Troops from Fort Richardson participated in the Red River War of 1874-75 and in the battle of Palo Duro Canyon in September of 1875. With the conclusion of the war in 1875, the power of the Kiowas and Comanches was broken. The Indian tribes were confined to their reservations in Oklahoma. The need for Fort Richardson had passed. The fort was abandoned in 1878."