Company H Barracks -- Fort Lancaster SHS, Sheffield TX
N 30° 39.954 W 101° 41.791
14R E 241634 N 3395678
The sign at the The sign at the Company H Barracks on board Fort Lancaster SHS
Waymark Code: WMTW8F
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2017
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This interpretive sign stands in front of the ruins of the Company H Barracks at the Fort Lancaster state historic site outside of Sheffield, Texas.
The sign reads as follows:
"COMPANY H BARRACKS
Home away from home
These barracks closely resembled those of Company K, except that they were vacated 2 years earlier. In 1859, the Army transferred company H to a newly established post-along the Lower San Antonio El Paso Road that would eventually become Fort Stockton.
Off-duty
After a long day and the elements the permanent barracks offered some comfort, even if they were crowded with the effects and odors of 30 hard-working men."
Group that erected the marker: Texas Historical Commission
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
SH 290 at Fort Lancaster Road
Sheffield, TX
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