Black Springs Fort - Palo Pinto, TX
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N 32° 45.976 W 098° 17.902
14S E 565716 N 3625593
Relocated to the Old Jail Museum Complex.
Waymark Code: WM10FEH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2019
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Text from Museum's brochure:
The Black Springs Fort, originally located in Oran (formerly called Black Springs) near the intersection of the 1851-52 military roads between Fort Worth-Fort Belknap and Fort Graham-Fort Belknap. It is unclear who originally built the three story, sandstone structure and when. It's possibly the oldest structure in Palo Pinto, the original beams were hand hewn and the nails, brittle wrought iron, to indicate construction prior to 1870. The original window beams are on display.
Oral histories tell us that the fort would be a stop over for either military road. Travelers and settlers used the fort during Indian scares. Similar to other military structures at the time, the horses were kept on the lower floor, officers and enlisted men on the second and third floor.
The structure was donated by F.O. Cooer, the landowner in 2000, and each rock was numbered and moved to the museum property. In 2007, Palo Pinto County's Sesquicentennial year, the fort was reconstructed at its present location.
Original Location: N 32° 57.648 W 098° 09.577
How it was moved: Disassembled
Type of move: City to City
Building Status: Museum
Related Website: Not listed
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