Details for Fort Chadbourne
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5081001973
Data
| Marker Number | 1973 |
| Atlas Number | 5081001973 |
| Marker Title | Fort Chadbourne |
| Index Entry | Fort Chadbourne |
| Address | US 277 |
| City | Bronte vicinity |
| County | Coke |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 382353 |
| UTM Northing | 3546193 |
| Subject Codes | forts; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 11.75 north of Bronte on US 277 at entrance to Fort Chadbourne |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Established by the United States Army, October 28, 1852, as a protection to frontier settlers against Indians named in honor of Lieutenant T.L. Chadbourne, killed at Resaca de la Palma, May 9, 1846, occupied by federal troops, 1852-1867. An important station on the Butterfield Overland stage route, 1858 - 1861. |