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Military Road (Ft. Belknap-Ft Phantom Hill) |
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SH 251, S of Newcaslte, Newcastle,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 9' 3.51702",
-98° 44' 32.59690000008"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Past this point extended a military road surveyed in 1849 by Colonel J. E. Johnson who was detailed by the U.S. War Department to locate the most feasible route from Red River to El Paso. From 1851 to 1854 it connected two frontier forts, Belknap and Phantom Hill, 73 miles apart. Traveled 1858 to 1861 by stages of the Butterfield line which connected St. Louis and San Francisco.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Military Road (Ft. Belknap-Ft Phantom Hill) Historical Marker Location Map, Newcastle, Texas
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