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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1837-1837)''' - Established as a Texas Ranger fort by members of Major [[William H. Smith]]'s battalion in early 1837. Probably named after General [[James Pinckney Henderson]]. Abandoned in the fall of 1837. | |||
'''{{PAGENAME}} (1837-1837)''' - Established as a Texas Ranger fort by members of Major [[William H. Smith]]<!-- not USMA -->'s battalion in early 1837. Probably named after General [[James Pinckney Henderson]]<!-- not USMA -->. Abandoned in the fall of 1837. | |||
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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 | 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. | No visible ruins. | ||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="31.3108" lon="-96.3237" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | <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) 31.3108, -96.3237 | (F) 31.3108, -96.3237, Fort Henderson | ||
(1837-1837) | |||
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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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[[Category:All]] | [[Category:All]] | ||
[[Category:Texas Forts]] | [[Category:Texas Forts]] | ||
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[[Category:Texas Leon County]] | [[Category:Texas Leon County]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Texas Not Visited]] | [[Category:Texas Not Visited]] | ||
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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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