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==Fort Henderson== | |||
Fort Henderson was located in Indian country some distance from the nearest white settlement. The isolation and difficulty in provisioning the fort led to its abandonment soon after it was built. | |||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
No visible ruins. | |||
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<googlemap lat="31. | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="31.3108" lon="-96.3237" zoom="16" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(F) 31. | (F) 31.3108, -96.3237, Fort Henderson | ||
(1837-1837) | |||
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'''Location:''' The exact location is unknown. | '''Location:''' The exact location is unknown but it is at some point on the upper Navasota River where it forms the boundary between Robertson and Leon County, Texas. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|31. | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|31.3108|-96.3237}} | ||
* Elevation: | * Elevation: | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Pierce}}, page 65-66 | * {{Pierce}}, page 65-66 | ||
'''Links: ''' | |||
* [http://www.forttours.com/pages/forthendersonblood.asp FortTours] | |||
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/FF/qbf60.html Texas Handbook OnLine] | * [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/FF/qbf60.html Texas Handbook OnLine] | ||
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Fort HendersonFort Henderson was located in Indian country some distance from the nearest white settlement. The isolation and difficulty in provisioning the fort led to its abandonment soon after it was built. Current StatusNo visible ruins.
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