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Fort Bliss (1848-Present) - Established 8 Sep 1849 as Post at El Paso by Jefferson Van Horne, 3rd U.S. Infantry and later named after Bvt Ltc William Wallace Smith Bliss in 1854. Also known as Camp at Franklin; Military Post of El Paso; Camp Concordia and Post at Smith Ranche.

Fort bliss was built as the western end of two lines of forts that guarded the upper and lower San Antonio-El Paso Road.

Active military installation.

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Location: El Paso, Texas

Maps & Images

Lat: 31.801847 Long: -106.424608

Sources:

Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 143
Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 155

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 '''{{PAGENAME}} (1848-Present)''' - Established 8 Sep 1849 as [[Post at El Paso]] by Jefferson Van Horne, [[3rd U.S. Infantry]] and later named after Bvt Ltc [[William Wallace Smith Bliss]] in 1854. Also known as [[Camp at Franklin]]; [[Military Post of El Paso]]; [[Camp Concordia]] and [[Post at Smith Ranche]].
 =={{PAGENAME}} History==
-Fort bliss was built as the western end of two lines of forts that guarded the upper and lower [http://www.over-land.com/elpaso_road.html San Antonio-El Paso Road]s.
+Fort bliss was built as the western end of two lines of forts that guarded the upper and lower [http://www.over-land.com/elpaso_road.html San Antonio-El Paso Road].
 ==Current Status==
 Active military installation.