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Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine |
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SH 251, S of Newcastle, Newcastle,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 9' 5.41580000004",
-98° 44' 24.36884999988"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Best preserved of the original structures at Fort Belknap. The Fort, named for its builder, Brig. Gen. W. G. Belknap (1794-1851), was one of the frontier posts placed by the Federal government along a line from the Red River to the Rio Grande to guard settlers from Indians, soon after Texas joined the Union. This was one of 9 stone and 7 picket houses on the site by 1853. Restored by the State of Texas in 1936. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1962.)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine Historical Marker Location Map, Newcastle, Texas
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