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Black plaque № 17538

Fort Stockton, TX, United States

Site of Fort Stockton. Established on the Comanche Trail March 23, 1859, as a protection to the San Antonio-San Diego mail route. Named in honor of Commodore Robert Field Stockton, 1795-1866, who captured California for the United States. A stage stand on the San Diego Line, 1858-1861. Evacuated by

federal troops during the civil war, reoccupied July, 1867. Permanently abandoned June 30, 1886. #4798

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