Fort D. A. Russell
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N 30° 18.249 W 104° 01.445
13R E 593839 N 3352891
Army base that operated in various roles from 1911 to 1946.
Waymark Code: WM7KAQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2009
Views: 10
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Fort D. A. Russell
City: Marfa
County: Presidio
Subject Codes: World War II; forts
Year Marker Erected: 1998
Marker Location: Corner of First Ave. & Madrid St., Marfa
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 1978
Marker Text:
Originally named Camp Marfa, this installation began as a supply post for U. S. Army border patrol stations in 1911. It was a cavalry camp during the years of the Mexican Revolution. Renamed for Civil War general David Allen Russell, it became a permanent Army post in 1929. Deactivated at the end of 1933, it was reopened in 1935 with artillery units. During World War II Fort Russell became an army training camp, and was home to a chemical warfare battalion as well as German prisoners of war. The fort was officially closed in October 1946. (1989)
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