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'''Location:''' Three Miles South of Nugent, Texas on W Lake Road (FM 600). | '''Location:''' Three Miles South of Nugent, Texas on W Lake Road (FM 600). | ||
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Revision as of 19:00, 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.
Fort Phantom Hill History
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Location: Three Miles South of Nugent, Texas on W Lake Road (FM 600). 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
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