The Forts of Texas include a number of historical and operational military installations. For over 200 years, various groups fought over access to or control...
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and Fort Duncan. Originally, 10 forts had been proposed by Major General William Jenkins Worth (1794–1849), who commanded the Department of Texas in 1849...
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evacuation of West Texas occurred in 1862.: 35 In 1867, the Army rebuilt the fort on a larger and more permanent basis. Other forts in the frontier fort system...
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Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Young County Texas Forts Trail Forts of Texas "National Register Information System". National Register of...
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Fort Cavazos is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas. The post is named after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a native Texan and the US Army’s...
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historical forts which may or may not be under current active use by a military. There are also many towns named after a Fort, the largest being Fort Worth...
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serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the North Texas region, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the largest hub for American Airlines, which is...
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The Texas Forts Trail is a nonprofit organization chartered in 1999 which promotes heritage tourism, economic development, and historic preservation....
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Fort Clark was a frontier fort located just off U.S. Route 90 near Brackettville, in Kinney County, Texas, United States. It later became the headquarters...
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Fort Bend County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county was founded in 1837 and organized the next year. It is named for a blockhouse...
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Texas (/ˈtɛksəs/ TEK-səss, locally also /ˈtɛksɪz/ TEK-siz; Spanish: Texas or Tejas, pronounced [ˈtexas]) is the most populous state in the South Central...
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installation, Fort Richardson facilitated white immigration and settlement in north-central Texas. It was part of a system of forts along the Texas frontier...
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and the Texas Frontier, 1836-1859, Waco: Texian Press "Texas Forts Trails". Texas Monthly: 72. June 1991. "Texas Escapes-Fort Mason, Texas". Texas Escapes...
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the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States, encompassing 11 counties. Its historically dominant core cities are Dallas and Fort Worth. It is...
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Fort Davis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,201 at the...
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in Shackelford County, Texas Texas Forts Trail Forts of Texas List of Texas state historic sites List of ghost towns in Texas "National Register Information...
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state of Texas, US. The Metroplex is home to several institutions of higher learning, including: University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at...
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list of mayors who served the city of Fort Worth, Texas, USA. *Dates given by Fort Worth Mayor's office.[citation needed] "Smith, John Peter". Texas State...
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Fort Hancock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,052 at the...
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Dallas (redirect from Sister cities of Dallas, Texas)
in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-most...
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The history of Fort Worth, Texas, in the United States is closely intertwined with that of northern Texas and the Texan frontier. From its early history...
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"America's Corps" at Fort Lewis, Washington III Armored Corps "Phantom Corps" at Fort Cavazos, Texas V Corps "Victory Corps" at Fort Knox, Kentucky XVIII...
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Kingdom. They were operated as army and navy forts, and named for their designer, Guy Maunsell. The forts were decommissioned during the late 1950s and...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Webb County, Texas Forts of Texas "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places...
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of classes statewide. History portal North America portal United States portal Texas portal Comanche history Forts of Texas History of vice in Texas History...
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Fort Lincoln is a town in Medina County, Texas. It was established on July 7, 1849, by Major James Longstreet, with two companies of the Eighth United...
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Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Named in honor of LTC William Bliss (1815–1853)...
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The siege of Fort Texas marked the beginning of active campaigning by the armies of the United States and Mexico during the Mexican–American War. The...
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first established in 1852 as part of a line of forts in Texas intended to protect migrants traveling to California. The fort was deemed unnecessary and abandoned...
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Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark...
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