Commissary -- Fort Lancaster SHS, Sheffield TX
N 30° 40.066 W 101° 41.824
14R E 241586 N 3395887
The sign at the Commissary on board Fort Lancaster SHS, Sheffield TX.
Waymark Code: WMTW91
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2017
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This interpretive sign stands in front of the ruins of the Commissary at the Fort Lancaster state historic site outside of Sheffield, Texas.
The sign reads as follows:
"COMMISSARY
Everything to outfit a soldier
The commissary, along with quartermaster storehouse, was 1 of the first stone buildings constructed at Fort Lancaster. It supplied soldiers with government issued provisions, uniforms, and bedding. Provisions were bought from private contractors and shipped along the Lower [El Paso-San Antonio] Road from San Antonio to the Fort."
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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