"Quarter-Master" -- Fort Lancaster SHS, Sheffield TX
N 30° 40.003 W 101° 41.848
14R E 241545 N 3395771
The sign at the Quarter-Master's area on board Fort Lancaster SHS, Sheffield TX
Waymark Code: WMTW97
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2017
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This interpretive sign stands in front of the ruins of the Quarter master's area at the Fort Lancaster state historic site outside of Sheffield, Texas.
The sign reads as follows:
"‘QUARTER-MASTER’
The quartermaster provided general supplies and rations for soldiers. He also oversaw the bakery, blacksmith shop, and carpenter shop. He also supervised the corral, granary, and hay yard for the forts horses and mules.
Where to feed an army
The fort reached its maximum complement of 152 men in February 1858. Keeping these men properly fed and equipped was no small task."
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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