Officer's Quarters -- Fort Lancaster SHS, Sheffield TX
N 30° 40.069 W 101° 41.796
14R E 241632 N 3395891
The sign at the Officer's Quarters on board Fort Lancaster SHS, Sheffield TX
Waymark Code: WMTW8K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2017
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This interpretive sign stands in front of the ruins of the Officers quarters at the Fort Lancaster state historic site outside of Sheffield, Texas.
The sign reads as follows:
"OFFICER’S QUARTERS
Each officer’s quarters originally consisted of 2 rooms separated by a double fireplace with a detached kitchen behind. By 1860, the kitchens had been attached and half of the structures had wooden shingle roofs. Both unmarried officers and those with families lived in these residences."
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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