Black plaque № 14972

Jacksboro, TX, United States

Fort Richardson. As partially reconstructed in 1936. Established by the United States War Department on November 26, 1867 as a protection of the frontier against hostile Indians. Named in honor of General Israel B. Richardson, U.S.A., killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862. Abandoned May 23, 1878 as

the line of settlement had passed westward. #2008

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