Fort Richardson | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Fort_Richardson.JPG) Looking across Fort Richardson's parade ground toward the hospital. The bakery, guardhouse and magazine are visible in the background. | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_Texas.png)  Fort Richardson &sq=&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Fort Richardson | |
| Nearest city | Jacksboro, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°12′29″N 98°9′53″W / 33.20806°N 98.16472°W |
| Area | 42 acres (17 ha) |
| Built | 1867 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000816[1] |
| TSAL No. | 8200000387 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | November 27, 1963[3] |
| Designated TSHS | 1968[2] |
| Designated TSAL | January 1, 1983 |
Fort Richardson was a United States Army installation located in present-day Jacksboro, Texas. Named in honor of Union General Israel B. Richardson, who died in the Battle of Antietam[4] during the American Civil War, it was active from 1867 to 1878. Today, the site, with a few surviving buildings, is called Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963 for its role in securing the state's northern frontier in the post-Civil War era.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "History, Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway". Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ Staff (June 2011). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State (Texas)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ Carter, R.G., On the Border with Mackenzie, 1935, Washington D.C.: Enyon Printing Co., p. 48
- ^ "NHL nomination for Fort Richardson". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-01-05.