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1936 Centennial
Marker
Site of Fort
Stockton
Established on
the Comanche Trail March 23, 1859, as a protection to the San Antonio-San
Diego mail route. Named in honor of Commodore Robert
Field Stockton, 1795-1866, who captured California for the United
States. A stage stand on the San Diego Line, 1858-1861. Evacuated
by federal troops during the civil war, reoccupied July, 1867. Permanently
abandoned June 30, 1886. |
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The Old Bugle in Fort
Stockton by Mike Cox
For nearly a century, what remained of old Fort Stockton stood mostly
neglected near the now equally defunct Comanche Springs, the once-robust
West Texas water hole that had drawn the Army in the first place.
Sure, in 1936 the state had put up an historical marker at the site
noting that the post had been established in March 1859 by elements
of the 1st and 8th Infantry and named for Mexican War naval hero Commodore
Robert Field Stockton, but only the most history-minded folks paid
the area any attention.
As time passed, however, civic leaders in Pecos County began to understand
the economic value of heritage tourism. In 1981 the City of Fort Stockton
began a $1 million project to acquire a portion of the 960-acre tract
originally leased to the military, restore the fort’s remaining structures
and reconstuct a couple of the barracks. more |
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