| Marker Number |
3731 |
| Atlas Number |
5371003731 |
| Marker Title |
Old Fort Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Fort Cemetery, Old |
| Address |
Walter and 8th St. |
| City |
Ft. Stockton |
| County |
Pecos |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
702622 |
| UTM Northing |
3419489 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
At the Old Fort Cemetery, corner of Walter and 8th Sts., Ft. Stockton |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
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. |
