Fort Phantom Hill: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:49, 4 July 2007

Fort Phantom Hill (1851-1854) (1861-1865) (1871-1872) - Established 14 Nov 1851 by Lt. Col. John J. Abercrombie, 5th U.S. Infantry, but never officially named as a fort. Also known as Post at Brazos and Post on the Clear Fork of the Brazos.

{"selectable":false,"width":"500"}

Location: Three Miles South of Nugent, Texas on County Hwy 327. Maps & Images

Lat: 32.6435 Long: -99.6788

Sources:

Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 156
Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 164
The Handbook of Texas on Line

Links:

Visited: No

Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 {|
 |
-<googlemap lat="32.634776" lon="-99.681476" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png">
+<googlemap lat="32.6435" lon="-99.6788" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png">
-(F) 32.634776, -99.681476, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1851-1854) (1861-1865)<br>(1871-1872)
+(F) 32.6435, -99.6788, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1851-1854) (1861-1865)<br>(1871-1872)
 </googlemap>
 |valign="top"|
-'''Location:''' From AbilineExit Interstate 20 at FM Road 600 and go 11 miles north. The main portion of the fort is located on the east side of FM 600, 11 miles north of the interstate highway in present-day Jones County, Texas.
+'''Location:''' Three Miles South of Nugent, Texas on County Hwy 327.
-{{Mapit-US-cityscale|32.634776|-99.681476}}
+{{Mapit-US-cityscale|32.6435|-99.6788}}
 * Elevation:
 |}