Site of Fort Merrill in Dinero, Texas

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Site of Fort Merrill

3.5 mi. NW of Dinero, off FM 534, Dinero, TX, USA

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Established by Captain S.M. Plummer First U.S. Infantry, February 26, 1850 as a protection to settlers against Indians. Named in honor of Captain Hamilton W. Merrill, Brevet Major, Second Dragoons, gallant officer in the Mexican War. Permanently abandoned December 1, 1855.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008