FORT COLORADO
AKA Coleman's Fort

Site of Fort Colorado

(Also called Coleman's Fort)

June, 1836 - November, 1838
Established and first commanded by
Colonel Robert M. Coleman
Succeeded by Capt. Michael Andrews and Capt. William M. Eastland

An extreme frontier outpost
occupied by Texas Rangers
to protect Anglo-American civilization from savage Indians
in this vicinity

Erected by the State of Texas
1936

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