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Fort Henderson was located in Indian country some distance from the nearest white settlement. The isolation and difficulty in provisioning the fort lead to its abandonment soon after it was built. | Fort Henderson was located in Indian country some distance from the nearest white settlement. The isolation and difficulty in provisioning the fort lead to its abandonment soon after it was built. | ||
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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" 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 | ||
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[[Category:Texas Leon County]] | [[Category:Texas Leon County]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
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[[Category:Texas Not Visited]] | [[Category:Texas Not Visited]] | ||
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Fort Henderson (1) (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. Fort Henderson HistoryFort Henderson was located in Indian country some distance from the nearest white settlement. The isolation and difficulty in provisioning the fort lead to its abandonment soon after it was built. Current StatusNo visible ruins.
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