Old Fort Cemetery
Walter and 8th St., Fort Stockton, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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1859
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Old Fort Cemetery.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Old Fort Cemetery
Old Fort Cemetery held soldiers of Fort Stockton, established in 1859 to guard the San Antonio-San Diego mail line and counter raids along the Comanche Trail, and civilians of the town. No grave held anyone over forty, reflecting the hardships of frontier life. After the fort closed in 1886, the remains of fifty-six soldiers were moved to Fort Sam Houston.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Old Fort Cemetery
Burial ground for soldiers stationed at Fort Stockton and for civilians in the little town that grew up around the post. The fort was established 1859; temporarily closed 1861-1867. Troops here protected the San Antonio-San Diego mail line and quelled Indian raids into Mexico on the infamous Comanche Trail. This cemetery testifies to the hardships of frontier life: no headstone was erected for a person over 40. In 1888 (after the fort was permanently closed in 1886), remains of the 56 soldiers buried here were moved to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5371003731
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